Cephalopoda |
Octopoda |
Stauroteuthidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 250 - 4000 m (Ref. 1978), usually 1500 - 2500 m (Ref. 1978). Polar; 3°C - 3°C (Ref. 1987)
Northern Atlantic. Subtropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.4 cm ML male/unsexed; (Ref. 1978); 9 cm ML (female)
Lower depth from Ref. 1987. Known lengths are: total length, 50 cm; maximum unsexed mantle length, see value above (Ref. 96968), and male mantle length, 7.8 cm (Ref. 1978). Typically captured within about 100 m off the bottom. Bioluminescence has been reported from the sucker bases of this octopod (Ref. 96968). This is a benthopelagic species (Ref. 1978).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Cephalopoda are gonochoric. Male and female adults usually die shortly after spawning and brooding, respectively. Mating behavior: Males perform various displays to attract potential females for copulation. During copulation, male grasp the female and inserts the hectocotylus into the female's mantle cavity where fertilization usually occurs. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic stage and live for some time before they grow larger and take up a benthic existence as adults.
Collins, M.A. and C. Henriques 2000 A revision of the family Stauroteuthidae (Octopoda: Cirrata) with redescription of Stauroteuthis syrtensis and S. gilchristi. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 80:685-697. (Ref. 1978)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.7 - 4.3, mean 3.3 (based on 761 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
