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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 2243 m (Ref. 104446). Temperate, preferred 22°C (Ref. 107945); 44°N - 23°N, 94°W - 62°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: From Emerald Bank, Nova Scotia, Canada, and the Gulf of Maine to the Mid-Atlantic Bight and the Gulf of Mexico.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 7 - 9.1 cm Max length : 18.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 96186); 13.6 cm CW (female)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Adult females do not mate every year. After mating, females carry fertilized eggs on their pleopods for up to 9 months until the larvae are released (Ref. 2765). Brood sizes range from 160,000 to 270,000 eggs, and fecundity increases with female body size (Ref. 2766).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Abellán, L.J.L., E. Balguerías and V. Fernández-Vergaz. 2002. (Ref. 2677)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 3.8 - 12.9, mean 6.4 (based on 34 cells).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

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.

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