Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Acanthephyridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathypelagic; depth range 300 - 5900 m (Ref. 321). Deep-water; 51°N - 27°S, 180°W - 180°E
Indo-Pacific and Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 97531. A permanent resident of the deep mesopelagic zone; does not undergo diel vertical migrations. Feeds heavily on fish and crustaceans although diet may contain phytoplankton and protist debris (Ref. 97393).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Hendrickx, M.E. and F.D. Estrada-Navarrete. 1989. (Ref. 321)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.9 - 4.9, mean 2.9 (based on 4102 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
