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Mesosagitta minima   (Grassi, 1881)


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Mesosagitta minima  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Nicaragua country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 83943.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Suárez-Morales, E., R.M. Hernández-Flores and A. Morales-Ramírez, 2009
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Sagittoidea > Aphragmophora () > Sagittidae ()

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

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 677 m (Ref. 83943).   Temperate; 9°C - 18°C (Ref. 1812); 60°N - 48°S, 98°W - 175°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Cosmopolitan.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2255)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

One of the smallest chaetognaths (Ref. 2255). Maximum depth from Ref. 116105.

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).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Pierrot-Bultz, A.C. and K.C. Chidgey. 1988. (Ref. 2255)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 15 - 28.2, mean 25.6 (based on 1385 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.