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Caligus elongatus von Nordmann, 1832
Salmon sealouse
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Copepoda | Siphonostomatoida | Caligidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Pelagic. Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
West Central Atlantic: USA; worldwide but not as common in the tropics.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 359); 0.7 cm TL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the subclass Copepoda are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male glues spermatophores to the female's venter. Life cycle: Eggs undergo six naupliar and five larval stages before becoming an adult.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams. 1996. (Ref. 359)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.