Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Nephropidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 822 - 3040 m (Ref. 87543). Polar; 51°S - 55°S, 62°W - 35°W
Southern Atlantic: Falkland Islands and South Georgia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122061)
Minimum depth from Ref. 93860. Southwest Atlantic; Southern Atlantic: southeast of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands and south of South Georgia. 15 cm, total length; 5 to 6 cm, carapace length (without rostrum). Occurs at depths between (1976-) 2068 and 2886 (-3040) m (Ref. 4).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1 - 2.2, mean 1.6 (based on 5 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.