Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Munididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathydemersal; depth range 50 - 500 m (Ref. 81693). Subtropical, preferred 13°C (Ref. 107945); 25°S - 38°S, 109°W - 70°W
Southeast Pacific: Endemic to Chile, from Easter Island to Taltal, northern Chile, and south to Isla Mocha.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 356)
Benthodemersal (Ref. 85505).
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.
MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 10.5 - 12, mean 11.6 (based on 5 cells).
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.15-0.51).
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
Nutrients : Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.