Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Oplophoridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 5000 m (Ref. 83922). Deep-water
Indo-Pacific and the Atlantic: Oregon to Panama, Galapagos Islands and Salas y Gomez Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 97531. Deep-sea (Ref. 97531).
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.
Hendrickx, M.E. and F.D. Estrada-Navarrete 1989 A checklist of the species of pelagic shrimps (Penaeoidea and Caridea) from the Eastern Pacific, with notes on their geographic and depth distribution. CalCOFI Rep. 30. 18 p. (Ref. 321)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
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): 2.3 - 6.3, mean 3.7 (based on 1672 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
