Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Paguridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 700 m (Ref. 106763). Temperate; 64°N - 31°N, 16°W - 29°E
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Epibenthic (Ref. 87524). Occurs on middle continental slope at depths of over 400 m (Ref. 7404). Detritivore, consuming phytoplanktonic detritus (Ref. 107006).
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.
Jennings, S., J. Lancaster, A. Woolmer and J. Cotter. 1999. (Ref. 3123)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.9 - 11.7, mean 9.7 (based on 271 cells).