Eledone moschata, Musky octopus : fisheries

Eledone moschata   (Lamarck, 1798)

Musky octopus

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Cephalopoda | Octopoda | Eledonidae | Eledoninae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 8 - 496 m (Ref. 114857).  Subtropical; 46°N - 30°N, 10°W - 36°E (Ref. 275)

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm 9.5, range 8 - 14 cm Max length : 19.4 cm ML hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 77087); publicerad maxvikt: 1.4 kg (Ref. 77087)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Maximum total length is 74 cm (Ref. 77087). Minimum depth range from Ref. 77087. Widely distributed on the continental shelf (Ref. 106855). Prefers soft bottoms (Ref. 1976) over Posidonia sp. beds (Ref. 77087). Also found on muddy bottoms. Active and opportunistic predator (Ref. 105095). Mainly consumes crustaceans, fish and cephalopods. Exhibits cannibalism occasionally and at larger sizes (Ref. 105096).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Cephalopoda are gonochoric. Male and female adults usually die shortly after spawning and brooding, respectively. Mating behavior: Males perform various displays to attract potential females for copulation. During copulation, male grasp the female and inserts the hectocotylus into the female's mantle cavity where fertilization usually occurs. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic stage and live for some time before they grow larger and take up a benthic existence as adults.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen. 1984. (Ref. 275)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 July 2014

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(fiskeri: ; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 13.3 - 17, mean 14.7 (based on 132 cells).
Prior r = 0.54, 95% CL = 0.35 - 0.81, Based on 1 full stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

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