Reproduction of Acanthephyra eximia
Document Source: http://www.sealifebase.ca/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=25545&GenusName=Acanthephyra&SpeciesName=eximia&fc=5027&StockCode=11134
 
Main Ref. Gastoni, A., I. Locci, A. Mulas and M.C. Follesa, 2010
Mode
Fertilization internal (oviduct)
Spawning Frequency two seasonal peaks per year
Batch Spawner No
Reproductive Guild bearers
Clutch tenders
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Eggs are carried in a big clutch among the pleopods, their colour matches with the pleon, likely a sort of camouflage, as observed for other middle-slope decapod crustaceans.
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(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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