Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Halopterididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 15 - 542 m (Ref. 116013). Tropical
Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific Oceans.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in sand trough areas on substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 12 to 27m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage (Ref. 87156).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Reproduction occurs only in hydroid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 20)
Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira. 2002. (Ref. 813)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 10.3 - 27.7, mean 24 (based on 282 cells).
Price category
Unknown.