Copepoda |
Harpacticoida |
Ectinosomatidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Subtropical
Northeast Atlantic, Northwest Pacific and the Arctic. Subtropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
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.
Hwang, J.-S., H.-U. Dahms, L.-C. Tseng and Q.-C. Chen 2007 Intrusions of the Kuroshio current in the northern South China Sea affect copepod assemblages of the Luzon Strait. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 352:12-27. (Ref. 77779)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543) |
(0 of 100). |
Price category
(Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |
