Not assigned |
Nectonematidea |
Nectonematidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Subtropical
Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean: Brazil, USA and northwest Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2065); 1.2 cm BL (female)
Body width: 0.01 cm (Ref. 2065).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Nematomorpha are gonochoric. Copulation is common. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into encysted larvae and live as a parasite for some time before becoming a free-living adult.
Oku, Y., S. Fukumoto, M. Ohbayashi and M. Koike. 1983. (Ref. 2065)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.