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Nectonema agile   Verril, 1879

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France 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: Known from Roscoff.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hansson, H.G., 1998
National Database:

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

Not assigned > Nectonematidea () > Nectonematidae ()

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

Pelagic.   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean: Brazil, USA and northwest Africa.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2065); 1.2 cm BL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Body width: 0.01 cm (Ref. 2065).

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

Members of the phylum Nematomorpha are gonochoric. Copulation is common. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into encysted larvae and live as a parasite for some time before becoming a free-living adult.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Oku, Y., S. Fukumoto, M. Ohbayashi and M. Koike. 1983. (Ref. 2065)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

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