Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Acanthephyridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthopelagic; depth range 100 - 5595 m (Ref. 321), usually 2000 - 2400 m (Ref. 321). Subtropical
Indo-Pacific to the Atlantic and the Arctic region: Sea of Okhotsk to Chile. Subtropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 125622. Benthic (Ref. 2952).
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 A checklist of the species of pelagic shrimps (Penaeoidea and Caridea) from the Eastern Pacific, with notes on their geographic and depth distribution. CalCOFI Rep. 30. 18 p. (Ref. 321)
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 compositionFood consumptionPredators Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -0.8 - 4, mean 1.9 (based on 2001 cells).
Price category
Unknown.