Ichthyostraca |
Arguloida |
Argulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Host; brackish. Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.5 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3383); 0.761 cm BL (female); common length : 0.4 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3383); common length :0.55 cm BL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the subclass Branchiura are gonochoric. Copulation occurs inside the host but the eggs are deposited outside the host. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into nauplii or juveniles before developing into adults.
Rushton-Mellor, S.K. 1991 Argulus papuensis n. sp., a new fish louse (Crustacea: Branchiura) from Papua New Guinea. Systematic Parasitology 18:67-75. (Ref. 64181)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).