Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Pontellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal. Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: China and Hong Kong.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
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.
Rezai, H., F.M. Yusoff, A. Arshad, A. Kawamura, S. Nishida and O.B.H. Ross 2004 Spatial and temporal distribution of copepods in the straits of Malacca. Zoological studies 43(2):486-497. (Ref. 77986)
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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Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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