Malacostraca |
Amphipoda |
Melitidae
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
Benthic; profondeur 0 - 60 m (Réf. 108754). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: USA.
Longueur à la première maturité / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Prefers very shallow water along the shoreline where leaves and other mangrove debris accumulate (Ref. 108780). Found in an estuary (Ref. 108782). On salt marsh, hard substrate, and seagrass (Ref. 110266). Occurs under decaying mangroves during daytime. Grazes on the bacteria-laden organic scum off the undersides of mangrove leaves. Other gut contents include fine inorganic matter, vascular plant detritus, along with bacteria and protozoa. Nocturnal grazing also occurs, consuming microalgae on the exposed upper surfaces of decaying leaves. Observed to tear apart large pieces of decaying leaves (Ref. 108780).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Members of the order Amphipoda are gonochoric and sexually dimoprhic (males larger than females). Mating behavior: Males locate potential partners with the aid of their antenna to detect the pheromones released by the females; the male then rides or carries the female until the latter is ready to molt. When the female is ready, the male pushes the sperm into the marsupium and releases the female afterwards. A few hours later, the female releases her eggs into the marsupium for fertilization. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium. Eggs hatch into juveniles and remain in the marsupium for a few days. Each species undergo 20 molts at most, i.e., 1-year long life cycle.
Vittor, B.A. 2002 Gray's Reef benthic macroinvertebrate community assessment, April 2001. Final Report to NOAA under contract No. 50-DGNC-0-90024, NOAA NOS, Charleston, SC. (Réf. 3209)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN
(Réf. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
statut CITES (Réf. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Utilisations par l'homme
FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |
Outils
Plus d'informations
Dynamique des populationsCroissance
Âges / tailles maximales
Longueur-poids rel.
Rel. longueur-longueur.
Fréquences de longueurs
Conversion de masse
Abondance
Cycle de vieReproductionMaturitéFéconditéFraiŒufsDéveloppement de l'œufLarves PhysiologieConsommation d'oxygène
Liées à l'hommeTimbres, pièces de monnaie, divers
Sources Internet
Estimations basées sur des modèles
Vulnérabilité de la pêche
(Réf. 71543) |
(0 of 100). |
Catégorie de prix
(Réf. 80766): |
Unknown. |
