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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1610)
Maximum depth from Ref. 116065. Marine, planktonic; able to withstand low temperatures (Ref. 1134). Exhibits vertical migration (Ref. 3482).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Salpida includes clonal and sexual phases in its life cycle. Life cycle: The oozooid holds in its stolon the buds and blastozooids, each containing an egg. The blastozooid becomes a brood sac for the fertilized egg which later breaks free as a young zooid.