Appendicularia |
Copelata |
Fritillariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic-neritic. Subtropical
Circumglobal. Subtropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
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.
Madin, L.P. 1991 Distribution and taxonomy of Zooplankton in the Alboran Sea and Adjacent Mediterranean sea. A literature Survey and field guide. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Technical Report WHOI-91-26. 200 p. (Ref. 1610)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
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
Price category
Unknown.
