Malacostraca |
Cumacea |
Leuconidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 27 - 237 m (Ref. 117328). Polar; 82°N - 39°N, 180°W - 180°E
Arctic, Northern Pacific and Northern Atlantic: from Sea of Japan to Chukchi Sea, Canadian Arctic to Franz Josef Land and Kara Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Surface feeding detritivorous (Ref. 95919).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Cumacea are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. Spawning is characterized by nocturnal swarming behavior. Females brood the eggs in the marsupium where they molt, become mancas and leave.
Cusson, M., P. Archambault and A. Aitken. 2007. (Ref. 3448)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Unknown.