Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Alvinocarididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1360 - 1360 m (Ref. 2731). Subtropical
Western Pacific: Okinawa Trough to Kermadec Ridge of New Zealand.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Depth range based on type locality (Ref. 2731); to be replaced with a better reference. Occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps (Ref. 2731).
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.
Martin, J.W. and T.A. Haney 2005 Decapod crustaceans from hydrothermal vents and cold seeps: a review through 2005. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 145:145-522. (Ref. 2731)
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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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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