Malacostraca |
Amphipoda |
Aoridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Temperate; 56°N - 34°N, 75°W - 41°E
Northern Atlantic and the Mediterranean and Black Sea: from Delaware to German Baltic Sea, south to Tunisia and east to Turkey.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 0.3 range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.6 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 117304); common length :0.63 cm BL (female)
Known from infralittoral areas. Main food based on another species from the same Genus; to be replaced with a different reference (Ref. 96565).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mating behavior: Males locate potential partners with the aid of their antenna to detect the pheromones released by the females; the male then rides or carries the female until the latter is ready to molt. When the female is ready, the male pushes the sperm into the marsupium and releases the female afterwards. A few hours later, the female releases her eggs into the marsupium for fertilization. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium. Eggs hatch into juveniles and remain in the marsupium for a few days. Each species undergo 20 molts at most, i.e., 1-year long life cycle (Ref. 833).
Zettler, M.L. and F. Gosselck. 2006. (Ref. 95730)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Price category
Unknown.
