Scyphozoa |
Semaeostomeae |
Ulmaridae | Deepstariinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathypelagic; depth range 600 - 1750 m (Ref. 2376). Subtropical; 64°N - 65°S, 180°W - 180°E
Cosmopolitan: from Iceland to Antarctic Peninsula.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 2376)
Depth and length based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Scyphozoa are gonochoric. Life cycle: Egg is laid by the adult medusa which later develops into a free-living planula, then to a scyphistoma to a strobila, and lastly to a free-living young medusa.
Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko. 2003. (Ref. 1663)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Diet
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Population dynamicsGrowth
Age/Size
Length-weight
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Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 3.8 - 5.8, mean 5.1 (based on 112 cells).
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.