BIOTIC Species Information for Aporrhais pespelecani
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| Researched by | Lizzie Tyler | Data supplied by | University of Sheffield | ||||||||||||
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||||||||||||||
| Reproduction/Life History | |||||||||||||||
| Reproductive type | Gonochoristic |
Developmental mechanism | Planktotrophic |
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| Reproductive Season | Spring-Autumn | Reproductive Location | Insufficient information | ||||||||||||
| Reproductive frequency | Annual episodic | Regeneration potential | No | ||||||||||||
| Life span | Insufficient information | Age at reproductive maturity | |||||||||||||
| Generation time | Insufficient information | Fecundity | |||||||||||||
| Egg/propagule size | Fertilization type | Insufficient information | |||||||||||||
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| Reproduction Preferences Additional Information | Lengthy pelagic life - free-swimming veliger larvae. Breed in spring. In the Øresund the larvae are found mainly between late March to early September (Thorson, 1946). | ||||||||||||||
| Reproduction References | Thorson, 1946, | ||||||||||||||
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