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Classification / Names / Names
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthopelagic; depth range 165 - 2100 m (Ref. 97531), usually 400 - 600 m (Ref. 106425). Subtropical; 56°N - 51°S, 161°W - 180°E
Cosmopolitan: Western Atlantic: off South Carolina to Florida and off Bermuda; NE and SW Gulf of Mexico. Eastern Atlantic: off SW Ireland, Bay of Biscay, throughout Mediterranean, Gulf of Guinea, and Cape of Good Hope. Indo-West Pacific: from Gulf of Aden and east African coast to Japan and Hawaii; Plesionika martia orientalis: Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 1.6  range ? - ? cm Max length : 16.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 434)
Also caught by pelagic trawls (Ref. 417). Minimum depth from Ref. 80357. Benthic species inhabiting muddy bottoms (Ref. 434), soft mud and coarse sand at depths of 176 to 700 m (Ref. 80357). Benthopelagic (Ref. 91956). Feeds on crustaceans (Pasyphaeidae, euphausiids) and carrion (Ref. 434).
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 434)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.1 - 14.1, mean 9.1 (based on 366 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.31-0.73).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).