Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Pasiphaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathypelagic; depth range 10 - 2000 m (Ref. 8126), usually 400 - 400 m. Subtropical; 76°N - 16°N, 75°W - 37°E
Arctic, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean: from Boothia Peninsula, Canada to Mauritania, east to the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8136); 4.54 cm CL (female)
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.
Hayashi, K.-I. 2006. (Ref. 8126)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.77-0.85).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.