Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Benthesicymidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathypelagic; depth range 606 - 2422 m (Ref. 101515). Deep-water; 33°N - 21°S, 120°W - 70°W
Eastern Pacific: from San Diego, CA to Chile at 21°S.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 77866); 12.1 cm TL (female)
Maximum length for females from Ref. 101701.
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.
Pérez Farfante, I. and B. Kensley. 1997. (Ref. 75620)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 3.4 - 5.1, mean 4.1 (based on 59 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.