Copepoda |
Cyclopoida |
Corycaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 111077). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: Oman, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Neritic (Ref. 111077). This is a carnivore species (Ref. 129013).
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.
Hwang, J.-S., H.-U. Dahms, L.-C. Tseng and Q.-C. Chen 2007 Intrusions of the Kuroshio current in the northern South China Sea affect copepod assemblages of the Luzon Strait. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 352:12-27. (Ref. 77779)
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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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.
