Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Geryonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 120 - 1000 m (Ref. 106413). Deep-water; 31°S - 55°S, 69°W - 49°W
Southwest Atlantic: from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil to 55°S in the Atlantic Magellan Province.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 7.0, range 9 - ? cm Max length : 13.5 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 2689)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer (Ref. 833).
Manning, R.B. and L.B. Holthuis. 1989. (Ref. 2689)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Population dynamicsGrowthAge/SizeLength-weightLength-lengthLength-frequenciesMass conversionRecruitmentAbundance Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
Nutrients : Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.