Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Paracalanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 111077). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Grazes on phytoplankton (Ref. 115352).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the subclass Copepoda are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male glues spermatophores to the female's venter. Life cycle: Eggs undergo six naupliar and five larval stages before becoming an adult.
Zheng, Y., X. Chen, J. Chen, Y. Wang, X. Shen, W. Chen and C. Li. 2003. (Ref. 75927)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17.4 - 23.2, mean 20.7 (based on 32 cells).
Price category
Unknown.