Cephalopoda |
Octopoda |
Opisthoteuthidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 125 - 1285 m (Ref. 96968). Subtropical
Eastern Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm ML male/unsexed; (Ref. 96968)
Males larger than females. Appears very similar to Opisthoteuthis albatrossi and O. californicus but the three have not been critically evaluated (Ref. 96968).
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.
Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams. 1998. (Ref. 1667)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.5 - 6.5, mean 2.6 (based on 193 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.