Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Pasiphaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 1022 m (Ref. 122930), usually 100 - 300 m (Ref. 8). Subtropical; 60°N - 27°N, 19°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from Scotland and Norway, south to Canary Islands and east to Turkey, eastern Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 1 - ? cm Max length : 2.2 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8)
Minimum depth from Ref. 8.
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.
Williams, A.B., L.G. Abele, D.L. Felder, H.H. Hobbs Jr., R.B. Manning, P.A. McLaughlin and I. Pérez Farfante. 1988. (Ref. 2214)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Tools
More information
Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 13.2 - 15.8, mean 14.3 (based on 141 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.55-0.62).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.