How deep does the Copepod live?

The Copepod (Pleuromamma gracilis) is typically found at 0–200 m.

Copepod

Pleuromamma gracilis

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–200 m

A drifting copepod of the open ocean, this species rides the daily vertical migration, climbing toward the surface at night and sinking to bathypelagic depths by day. It ranges through the whole water column from the lit surface to the dark deep, part of the plankton that feeds the sea above.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Copepoda › Calanoida › Metridinidae › Pleuromamma

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 104639.

FAQ

How deep does the Copepod live?: The Copepod (Pleuromamma gracilis) is typically found at 0–200 m.