Appendicularia |
Copelata |
Fritillariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 1134). Subtropical; 15°C - 27°C (Ref. 1134)
Warm waters of all oceans.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1610)
Minimum depth from Ref. 3475. Marine, planktonic; not deeper than 200 m (Ref. 1134). Prefers neritic ambience (Ref. 3531).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Appendicularia are protandrous hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Eggs develop into hatchlings (feeding juveniles) before turning into adults.
Kott, P. 2005 Catalogue of Tunicata in Australian Waters. Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia Department of the Environment and Heritage. (Ref. 1134)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 15.8 - 26.9, mean 20.6 (based on 332 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
