Malacostraca |
Mysida |
Mysidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; freshwater; brackish; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 130981). Boreal
Northwest Atlantic: Canada and USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 1 - 1.65 cm Max length : 2 cm TL (female)
Found in low tide, shallow water (ca. 20 cm deep) along the bank of estuaries and coastal areas mainly composed of sand and small pebbles. Also found in muddy and rocky substrates. Nektonic. No known information on its diet and feeding type but other Mysis species feed on detritus, zooplankton, and each other. Juveniles and adults form aggregations in either ribbon-like or globular forms (Ref. 130981).
Male mysids die after copulation. Juveniles of sizes 0.2-0.25 cm TL are released from the female marsupium during late winter or early sping and matures during summer or autumn (Ref. 130981).
Dadswell, M.J. 2021. (Ref. 130981)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm<1; tmax<2).
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.