Thaliacea |
Salpida |
Salpidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 210 m (Ref. 3475). Subtropical; 7°C - 26°C (Ref. 1134)
Circumglobal.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1610)
Maximum depth from Ref. 116065. Marine, planktonic; able to withstand low temperatures (Ref. 1134). Exhibits vertical migration (Ref. 3482).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Salpida includes clonal and sexual phases in its life cycle. Life cycle: The oozooid holds in its stolon the buds and blastozooids, each containing an egg. The blastozooid becomes a brood sac for the fertilized egg which later breaks free as a young zooid.
Matthews, D.C. 1954 Records of Hawaiian Ctenophora. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 73 (3):282-284. (Ref. 1538)
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 compositionFood consumptionPredators Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.1 - 25.1, mean 13.2 (based on 1788 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
