Malacostraca |
Tanaidacea |
Tanaididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; freshwater; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 111171). Tropical; 31°N - 35°S, 110°W - 34°W
Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic: from Clipperton Island, Mexico, east to Florida Bay and south to Argentina. Introduced in Japan, Northeast Pacific and Europe.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Epibenthic, estuarine, euryhaline, found on bay and nearshore (Ref. 111171). Found on the littoral zone, on sandy silt bottom (Ref. 138102). It also occurs in freshwater habitats including hypohaline and hypersaline lakes and rivers (Ref. 138104).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Tanaidacea are gonochoric and exhibits sexual dimorphism. Mating usually occurs in the female's tube; fertilization occurs in the marsupium. Life cycle: Eggs develop into manca larvae and later grow into reproductive females. After producing 1 or 2 broods, they molt into reproductive males.
Vittor, B.A. 2001 Florida Bay macroinvertebrate community assessment, August 2000. NOAA, NOS, Charleston, SC 29412. (Ref. 8431)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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