Malacostraca |
Amphipoda |
Corophiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Temperate
Northeast Atlantic: Germany and Denmark. Introduced in Hawaii.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 0 - ? cm Max length : 0.6 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130098); 0.56 cm BL (female); common length :0.38 cm BL (female); max. reported age: 0.50 years (Ref. 130098)
Found on silty sands (Ref. 96329). Main food and feeding type based on another species of the same genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 96292).
Members of the order Amphipoda are gonochoric and sexually dimoprhic (males larger than females). Mating behavior: Males locate potential partners with the aid of their antenna to detect the pheromones released by the females; the male then rides or carries the female until the latter is ready to molt. When the female is ready, the male pushes the sperm into the marsupium and releases the female afterwards. A few hours later, the female releases her eggs into the marsupium for fertilization. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium. Eggs hatch into juveniles and remain in the marsupium for a few days. Each species undergo 20 molts at most, i.e., 1-year long life cycle.
Harms, J. 1993. (Ref. 2711)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Stamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=0.5).
Vulnerability
Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.