Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Nephropidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 822 - 3040 m (Ref. 87543). Polar; 51°S - 55°S, 62°W - 35°W
Southern Atlantic: Falkland Islands and South Georgia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122061)
Minimum depth from Ref. 93860. Southwest Atlantic; Southern Atlantic: southeast of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands and south of South Georgia. 15 cm, total length; 5 to 6 cm, carapace length (without rostrum). Occurs at depths between (1976-) 2068 and 2886 (-3040) m (Ref. 4).
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.
Holthuis, L.B. 1991 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(13):292p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1 - 2.2, mean 1.6 (based on 5 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
