Nauticaris magellanica   (Milne-Edwards, 1891)

Magellan shrimp

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Hippolytidae

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

Benthic; depth range 5 - 746 m (Ref. 87391).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southern Oceans: Chile, Argentina and Falkland Islands.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 87801. It is found on hard substrates like rocks and gravel but are also found on sandy bottoms and kelp holdfasts (Ref. 87801).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Gorny, M. 1999. (Ref. 87391)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.3 - 9.7, mean 6.1 (based on 258 cells).