Malacostraca |
Mysida |
Mysidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; brackish; depth range 5 - 500 m (Ref. 85342). Subtropical
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: France, Morocco and UK Scotland. Subtropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
This species lives close to the bottom and shows a tendency to migrate away from the shore; also found in estuaries (Ref. 85342). Feeding based on genus data (Ref. 96422).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Mysida are gonochoric. Mating behavior: Male inserts the penis into the marsupium and releases sperm; eggs are then released from the oviducts into the marsupium where fertilization occurs. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium and later hatch into miniature adults, no postlarva.
San Vicente, C. 2010. (Ref. 85342)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Growth
Length-weight
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Morphology
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Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7 - 15.1, mean 9.8 (based on 490 cells).
Price category
Unknown.