South Shetland Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 96968; M: Ref. 96968; O: Ref. 84338.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014
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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Cephalopoda > Octopoda () > Octopodidae (octopuses)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 509 - 565 m (Ref. 96968). Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Antarctic Atlantic: South Shetland Islands.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Cephalopoda are gonochoric. Male and female adults usually die shortly after spawning and brooding, respectively. 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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Ho, C.-W. and C.-C. Lu. 2005. (Ref. 84306)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 15 July 2015

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Bathypurpurata profunda Vecchione, Allcock & Piatkowski, 2005