Cephalopoda |
Octopoda |
Eledonidae | Eledoninae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 30 - 300 m (Ref. 96968). Subtropical; 20°S - 44°S, 65°W - 28°W (Ref. 107072)
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil to Argentina.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.0 cm ML male/unsexed; (Ref. 105659); max. reported age: 2.00 years (Ref. 104514)
Frequently caught in bottom trawls together with Eledone gaucha Haimovici, 1988 (Ref. 104514).
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 (Ref. 833). Eggs are attached on a hard substrate. Females die after releasing the hatchlings (Ref. 104514).
Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen. 1984. (Ref. 275)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7.7 - 21.7, mean 13.7 (based on 74 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).