Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 400 m (Ref. 275). Tropical; 10°C - 14°C (Ref. 275), preferred 21°C (Ref. 107945); 50°N - 8°N, 98°W - 53°W (Ref. 275)
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 15.0 range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm ML male/unsexed; (Ref. 275); 40 cm ML (female)
Common mantle length: 10.0 to 20.0 cm (Ref. 275, 3722).
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.
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
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.9 - 26.3, mean 19.4 (based on 245 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.59-0.95).
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100).
