Malacostraca |
Cumacea |
Nannastacidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 6 m (Ref. 114718). Tropical
Atlantic Ocean: UK, Bermuda and Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
This is a benthic, epibenthic and hypoplanktonic species found in coral reefs (Ref. 83924).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Cumacea are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. Spawning is characterized by nocturnal swarming behavior. Females brood the eggs in the marsupium where they molt, become mancas and leave.
Watling, L. 2005. (Ref. 8293)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 12.7 - 28.3, mean 26.7 (based on 405 cells).