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Thymops birsteini   (Zarenkov & Semenov, 1972)

Patagonian lobsterette

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Nephropidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 122 - 1735 m (Ref. 4), usually 122 - 900 m (Ref. 4).  Temperate (Ref. 105127); 36°S - 59°S, 78°W - 34°W (Ref. 4)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and Antarctic Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 4 - ? cm Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

It has lengths of 8 to 25 cm TL; 2 to 10 cm (mostly between 3 and 6 cm) CL; 3.4 to 7.4 cm CL ovigerous females (Ref. 4). Maximum depth from Ref. 105127. Deep-sea species. Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 87391). Members of the family Nephropidae are generalists (Ref. 105344).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Spawning takes place in both spring and autumn, probably all year round. Life cycle: Embryonic development takes 1 year (Ref. 105127). Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer (Ref. 833).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of potential interest
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource |

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Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fisheries: ; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.6 - 6.8, mean 4.8 (based on 249 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.