Appendicularia |
Copelata |
Oikopleuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 115908). Temperate
Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic: South Orkney, South Georgia, Antarctica, and Europe.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth range is 0 to 50 meters in open water, and 50 to 1000 meters in pack ice (Ref. 115908).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Appendicularia are protandrous hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Eggs develop into hatchlings (feeding juveniles) before turning into adults.
Capitanio, F.L., M.C. Daponte and G.B. Esnal. 2003. (Ref. 3532)
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
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Price category
Unknown.