Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Nephropidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 3505 - 3505 m (Ref. 87543). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.7 cm TL (female)
Depth based on type locality; to be replaced with a better reference. Found at a hydrothermal vent at a depth of 3,505 m (Ref. 87543).
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.
Segonzac, M. and E. Macpherson 2003 A new deep-sea lobster of the genus Thymopides (Crustacea: Decapoda: Nephropidae) collected near the hydrothermal vent Snake Pit, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 44:361-367. (Ref. 87543)
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
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
