Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Hippolytidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 915 m (Ref. 87391), usually 200 - 500 m (Ref. 116006). Polar; ? - -1°C (Ref. 86841)
Antarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 1.4 range ? - ? cm
Known as one of the most abundant shelf inhabiting Antarctic shrimps (Ref. 86805). Minimum depth from Ref. 086881. Generally found in the shallow shelf resting on sponges but also present at 500 m in Lazarev Sea (Ref. 78580). They live epizoically on sponges, particularly on the side facing downwards (Ref. 2660). Adults are purely carnivorous (Ref. 86807).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Females produce eggs once in two years (Ref. 86807).
Gutt, J., M. Gorny and W. Arntz. 1991. (Ref. 2660)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.8 - 1.1, mean -1.5 (based on 2682 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.35-0.6; tm=3.5).
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
