Sagittoidea | 
Phragmophora | 
Eukrohniidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range				
				
					Ecology				
				
			
			
				Pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 3000 m (Ref. 1812).  Temperate; -2°C - 17°C (Ref. 1705); 80°N -   76°S, 0°E -   0°E			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Arctic, Atlantic, Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic.  Common in Southeast Pacific.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.3 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2255)			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Bipolar distribution with tropical submergence.  Epipelagic in high latitudes and mesopelagic (Ref. 116362) or bathypelagic (Ref. 116365) in lower latitudes (Ref. 2255).  Found at depths between 50 and 200 m during winter and spring and below 200 m during summer and autumn (Ref. 1812).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Life cycle and mating behavior				
					Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae				
			
			
				
					Members of the phylum Chaetognatha are hermaphroditic.  Mating behavior:  A preliminary visual signaling behavior for species recognition is observed to prevent predation.  Life cycle:  Eggs directly develop into miniature adults (hatchlings).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Hansson, H.G. 1998 NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): South Scandinavian marine "Aschelminth" (except Nematoda, which are treated separately and some other species poor phyla Check-List. Internet pdf Ed., http://www.tmbl.gu.se (Ref. 429)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
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						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 0.2 - 5.6, mean 1.6 (based on 2391 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
							
				
					
						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Low vulnerability (10 of 100).					
				
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.