Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Benthesicymidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathypelagic; depth range 495 - 4200 m (Ref. 99823). Deep-water
Indo-Pacific: Reunion to Hawaii.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.5 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 101515)
Maximum depth from Ref. 101515.
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.
Pérez Farfante, I. and B. Kensley 1997 Penaeoid and Sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world: keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 175:1-233. (Ref. 75620)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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More information
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
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.6 - 2.2, mean 2.1 (based on 134 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
