Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Scolecitrichidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 200 - 500 m (Ref. 111077). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: China, South China Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Deep sea (Ref. 111077).
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.
Tseng, L., H.U. Dahms, Q. Cehnm and J. Hwang 2008 Copepod assemblages of the northern South China Sea. Crustaceana 81(1):1-22. (Ref. 78018)
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 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
Price category
Unknown.
