Appendicularia |
Copelata |
Oikopleuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 10 - 350 m (Ref. 377). Temperate
Eastern Pacific, Northern Atlantic and the Arctic. Polar to temperate.
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.
Hansson, H.G. 1989. (Ref. 3399)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/Size
Length-weight
Length-length
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.6 - 2.9, mean -0.6 (based on 2085 cells).
Price category
Unknown.