| Family: |
Blackfordiidae () |
| Max. size: |
1.8 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m |
| Distribution: |
Black Sea: Sea of Azov. Introduced worldwide. Mostly boreal, but also in subtropical and tropical. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Estuarine, neritic (Ref. 116114). Found mostly in bays and harbors (introduced by shipping). Tolerates salinities of 3 to 35 ppm, i.e., eurythermal; feeds on copepods, copepod nauplii and barnacle nauplii (Ref. 2376). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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