Copepods are the most diverse members of marine zooplankton, comprising almost 11,500 species (Boxshall and Halsey, 2004, Razouls et al., 2019, Walter and Boxshall, 2019). They are the most abundant group amongst the zooplankton in tropical environments, representing between 50% to 90% of the total populations of this community (Giraldo and Gutiérrez, 2007, Murcia and Giraldo, 2007, Morales-Ramírez, 2008, Márquez et al., 2009, Yang et al., 2017, Srichandan et al., 2018). Their abundance, behavior, and feeding habits make them a key element in the study of energy flow in the pelagic environment. They are considered a permanent link between primary producers and secondary consumers, including some fish species (Sampey et al., 2007, McKinnon and Duggan, 2014, Jackson and Lenz, 2016), as well as a link between the pelagic and the benthic environments (Ohman and Hirche, 2001, Calbet and Saiz, 2005, Möllmann et al., 2005, Garzke et al., 2015).