Tentaculata |
Cestida |
Cestidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Subtropical
Cosmopolitan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 90.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 833)
Found in the outer continental shelf and slope (Ref. 116106).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Ctenophora are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: Eggs develop into planktonic juveniles called cydippid and later gradually adopt the form of adults.
Haddock, S.H.D. and J.F. Case 1995 Not all Ctenophores are Bioluminescent: Pleurobranchia. Biological Bulletin, 189:356-362, (December, 1995). (Ref. 1095)
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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Tools
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
Fishing Vulnerability
High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
