Common names from other countries
Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Calanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; brackish; depth range 0 - 3000 m (Ref. 78136). Polar; 83°N - 35°N, 180°W - 180°E
Arctic and Atlantic Ocean. Boreal to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Min depth from Ref. 78136 and max depth was indicated for males (Ref. 78136). In the North Sea, considered one of the largest and important boreal copepod, whose densities are highly influenced by sea surface temperature changes (Ref. 95710). Various stages of the species is present up to depths of 3000 m (males Ref. 78136) and different copepodite stages occupy different depth ranges (4th and 5th copepodite at depths 50-300 m from Ref. 78125). This species displays diel vertical migration and is concentrated in the upper water at night (Ref. 96408). Also from Refs. 78130 and 78143.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the subclass Copepoda are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male glues spermatophores to the female's venter. Life cycle: Eggs undergo six naupliar and five larval stages before becoming an adult.
Markowski, S. 1962. (Ref. 2802)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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More information
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1 - 9.6, mean 4.5 (based on 446 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
