Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Acartiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: United Arab Emirates, China and Hong Kong.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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.
Wong, C.K., A.L.C. Chan and Q.C. Chen 1993 Planktonic copepods of Tolo harbour, Hong Kong. Crustaceana 64(1):76-84. (Ref. 77996)
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 compositionFood consumptionPredators 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): 17.1 - 25.4, mean 20.6 (based on 60 cells).
Price category
Unknown.