Appendicularia |
Copelata |
Oikopleuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
Pelagiska; brackvatten; djupintervall 0 - 200 m (Ref. 1134). Tropical; 3°C - 30°C (Ref. 1134)
Circumglobal except Antarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.2 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 1610)
Marine, planktonic; found at depths up to 200 m, with waters temperatures of 3.2 to 29.5°C; rare in the open sea (Ref. 1134). Prefers neritic ambience (Ref. 3531). Found in mangrove vegetate area (Ref. 121475).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Appendicularia are protandrous hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Eggs develop into hatchlings (feeding juveniles) before turning into adults.
Hopcroft, R.R., J.C. Roff and H.A. Bouman 1998 Zooplankton growth rates: the larvaceans Appendicularia, Fritillaria, and Oikopleura in tropical waters. Journal Plankton Research 20:539-555. (Ref. 378)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)FödosammansättningFödointagPredatorer PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.5 - 25.9, mean 13.6 (based on 2008 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
