Copepod

Parvocalanus crassirostris

• Group: Other

This minute copepod swarms in warm tropical coastal water, where it ranks among the most abundant animals in the plankton. It feeds opportunistically by filtering whatever small particles drift past, and in turn it fuels fish larvae and other small hunters.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Copepoda › Calanoida › Paracalanidae › Parvocalanus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 360051.