Salpa thompsoni

Salpa thompsoni   Foxton, 1961

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Thaliacea | Salpida | Salpidae

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

Pelagic-neritic; freshwater.  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southern Hemisphere.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3522)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species has a maximum size of 14 cm for solitaries and 25 cm for aggregates (Ref. 121502). It is a filter feeder (Ref. 3520).

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

It has a capacity for rapid asexual reproduction (budding) (Ref. 3520).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Dubischar, C.D., E.A. Pakhomov and U.V. Bathmann. 2006. (Ref. 3520)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=17-22.3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.