Leptocardii |
Not assigned |
Branchiostomidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 53 m (Ref. 1451). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Jamaica and USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 116064. Clean, siliceous sand with shell fragments (Ref. 1443). Found nearshore in shallow water; in Mississippi Sound it was found on coarse sand 90% of the time, rarely on fine sand, and never on clay (Ref. 1451).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Cephalochordata are gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs develop into planktotrophic larva and later on to benthic adults.
Stokes, M.D. and N.D. Holland 1996 Reproduction of the Florida lancelet (Branchiostoma floridae): spawning patterns and fluctuations in gonad indexes and nutritional reserves. Invertebrate Biology 115(4):349-359. (Ref. 1437)
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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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.
