Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Pasiphaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 400 - 1230 m (Ref. 97531). Tropical
Eastern Atlantic: from southwest Sahara to Namibia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 16.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 434)
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.
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 434)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Diet
Food consumption
Ration
Predators
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.3 - 7.3, mean 5.8 (based on 34 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.