Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Inachidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 17 - 1490 m (Ref. 87391). Deep-water
Southern Oceans.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.9 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93010); 3.9 cm CL (female); max. published weight: 17.15 g (Ref. 93010); max. published weight: 17.15 g
Minimum depth from Ref. 87801. This is an archibenthal species where juveniles are found on hard substrates covered in algae, sponges and bryozoans in sublittoral and shallow waters, and adults are found on muddy or sandy bottoms in deeper waters (Ref. 87801).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ovigerous females are observed during the months of December through May (Ref. 87801).
Gorny, M. 1999 On the biogeography and ecology of the Southern Ocean decapod fauna. Scientia Marina 63(1):367-382. (Ref. 87391)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 3.2 - 11.8, mean 5.1 (based on 163 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
