Cephalopoda |
Teuthida |
Lepidoteuthidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthopelagic; depth range 20 - 935 m (Ref. 275), usually 625 - 750 m (Ref. 275). Tropical; 40°N - 6°N, 96°W - 51°W (Ref. 275)
Western Atlantic and Caribbean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 78.0 cm ML male/unsexed; (Ref. 275)
Minimum depth from Ref. 110525.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Cephalopoda are gonochoric. Male and female adults usually die shortly after spawning and brooding, respectively. Mating behavior: Males perform various displays to attract potential females for copulation. During copulation, male grasp the female and inserts the hectocotylus into the female's mantle cavity where fertilization usually occurs. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic stage and live for some time before they grow larger and take up a benthic existence as adults.
Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen. 1984. (Ref. 275)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.9 - 12.5, mean 7.2 (based on 46 cells).
Vulnerability
Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).