Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Oplophoridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 5000 m (Ref. 83922). Deep-water
Indo-Pacific and the Atlantic: Oregon to Panama, Galapagos Islands and Salas y Gomez Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 97531. Deep-sea (Ref. 97531).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Hendrickx, M.E. and F.D. Estrada-Navarrete. 1989. (Ref. 321)
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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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.3 - 6.3, mean 3.7 (based on 1672 cells).
Price category
Unknown.