Malacostraca |
Isopoda |
Bopyridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Host. Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean: Iran, Persian Gulf.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137558); 0.81 cm TL (female)
Maximum size based from original description (Ref. 137558). Found in the left branchial chamber of Upogebia carinicauda (Ref. 137558).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Boyko, C.B. and J.D. Williams 2025 New records of crustacean (Isopoda: Bopyridae and Cirripedia: Rhizocephala) and molluscan (Bivalvia: Galeommatoidea) symbionts from gebiid mud shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Gebiidea) with description of a new species of Gyge Cornalia and Panceli, 1 Zootaxa 5621(5):571-586. (Ref. 137558)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). |