Beroe gracilis
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Beroe gracilis   Künne, 1939

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Beroe gracilis

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Nuda | Beroida | Beroidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic-neritic; depth range 12 - 200 m (Ref. 1606).  Subtropical; 73°N - 36°S, 126°W - 18°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. From Salish Sea, south to Chile, north to Barents Sea and Baltic Sea, Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1094)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 121233. Neritic (Ref.121233). Gelatinous predator in pelagic ecosystems (Ref. 121233). Feeds on Pleurobranchia sp., Bolinopsis sp. and siphonophores; found in dense swarms at the surface and a fast swimmer (Ref. 2376).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the phylum Ctenophora are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: Eggs develop into planktonic juveniles called cydippid and later gradually adopt the form of adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Greve, W. 1975 Ctenophora. Fich. Ident. Zooplancton 146, 1975, 6 pp. (Ref. 1094)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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