Sagittoidea | 
Aphragmophora | 
Sagittidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range				
				
					Ecology				
				
			
			
				Pelagic; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 116362).  Temperate; 49°N -   47°S, 67°W -   180°E			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Atlantic, Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2255)			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Epipelagic (Refs. 3682, 116362) (Ref. 1712).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Life cycle and mating behavior				
					Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae				
			
			
				
					Members of the phylum Chaetognatha are hermaphroditic.  Mating behavior:  A preliminary visual signaling behavior for species recognition is observed to prevent predation.  Life cycle:  Eggs directly develop into miniature adults (hatchlings).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Pierrot-Bultz, A.C. and K.C. Chidgey 1988 Chaetognatha: keys and notes fro the identification of the species. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series). (39):72 p. (Ref. 2255)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
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						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Low vulnerability (10 of 100).					
				
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.