Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Paguridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 5 - 746 m (Ref. 87391). Deep-water
Southern Oceans: Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 87801. It is found on hard substrates and inhabits empty shells of Voluta ancilla, V. magellanica, Fusus sp., Argobuccinum magellanicum, Trophon geversiaunus and Natica sp. (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.
Gorny, M. 1999 On the biogeography and ecology of the Southern Ocean decapod fauna. Scientia Marina 63(1):367-382. (Ref. 87391)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.4 - 10.7, mean 6.7 (based on 238 cells).
