Flaccisagitta enflata   (Grassi, 1881)


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Sagittoidea | Aphragmophora | Sagittidae

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

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 500 m (Ref. 1715), usually ? - 276 m (Ref. 1715).  Temperate; 51°N - 48°S, 98°W - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Circumglobal in warm and temperate waters.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.5 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3682)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Oceanic (Ref. 3702), epiplanktonic, warm-water chaetognath (Refs. 1672, 3702). Semi-neritic (Ref. 116105). Epipelagic (Ref. 116365).

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

Bieri, R. 1959. (Ref. 1715)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 12.6 - 27.4, mean 19.8 (based on 1680 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.