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Neoechinorhynchida |
Neoechinorhynchidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Υφάλμυρο. Subtropical
Southeast Atlantic: South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.8 cm TRKL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 2417); 2.625 cm TRKL (female)
Long, cylindrical trunk with prominent angular antero-dorsal hump clearly marked at posterior boundary of neck. Females with longer trunk length than males. Proboscis large, globular, wider than long, with prominent apical organ and sensory pits; hooks in all circles, with discoid roots; anterior hooks all at same level, longer than middle and posterior hooks. Long neck, wide posteriorly. Triangular brain, situated near posterior end of receptacle.
Adult fish host found near shore beyond surf zone; juveniles and recruits of host found inshore in estuaries. Sexually mature adult worms found in breeding hosts; may suggest that worms are affected by hormones of spawning hosts, as reported in other species of this group parasitic on big fishes in large bodies of water (Ref. 2417).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Amin, O.M. and K.W. Christison. 2005. (Ref. 2417)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
αλιεία: χωρίς ενδιαφέρον
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Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Κοινά ονόματαΣυνώνυμαΘηρευτέςΑναπαραγωγήΓεννητική ΩρίμανσηΓεννοβολίαΓονιμότηταΑβγάEgg development
Age/SizeΑύξησηLength-weightLength-lengthΜορφολογίαΠρονύμφεςΑφθονία
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
