Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Lafoeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 5 - 900 m (Ref. 64386). Polar
Western Atlantic, Indo-West Pacific and the Mediterranean. Polar and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 116013. Epibiotic (Ref. 116013). Known from deeper coastal substrates (25- 100m) of the offshore fore-reef slope and upper slope (> 100m), tops of Challenger and Argus seamounts (Refs. 86643). Also found in coastal waters (Ref. 64386).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Reproduction occurs only in hydroid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 22)
Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira 2002 Checklist of the cnidaria medusozoa of Brazil. Biota Neotropica 2(1):1-31. (Ref. 813)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.9 - 24.6, mean 9.8 (based on 689 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
