Phaeophyceae |
Desmarestiales |
Desmarestiaceae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range ? - 30 m (Ref. 26875). Polar
Southeast Pacific, Pacific Antarctic and Atlantic Antarctic: Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland and South Orkney Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 400 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26875)
Found in patches at the middle part of infra-littoral zone to a depth of about 30 m (Ref. 26875).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry. 2009. (Ref. 80701)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproduction
Maturity
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Spawning
Eggs
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Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).