Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Pasiphaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 1022 m (Ref. 122930), usually 100 - 300 m (Ref. 8). Subtropical; 60°N - 27°N, 19°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from Scotland and Norway, south to Canary Islands and east to Turkey, eastern Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 1 - ? cm Max length : 2.2 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8)
Minimum depth from Ref. 8. Benthopelagic (Ref. 105772). Mesopelagic (Ref. 122930). Known from pelagic depths between 100 to 200 m (Ref. 92299). Abundant on the upper slope (Ref. 105772). Associated with the gorgonacean coral Isidella elongata (Ref. 122886). Found on seamounts (Ref. 122931). Carries out diel vertical migrations. Diet is based on pelagic crustaceans like euphausiids and calanoids, and bottom feeding has been reported to be minimal, as is the passive ingestion of forams. However, at night, large specimens feed near the bottom on suprabenthic gammarid amphipods. In general, predatory activity occurs higher in the water column at night (Ref. 105773).
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.
Williams, A.B., L.G. Abele, D.L. Felder, H.H. Hobbs Jr., R.B. Manning, P.A. McLaughlin and I. Pérez Farfante 1988 Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: decapod crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 17. 77 pp. + 12 figs. (Ref. 2214)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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More information
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 13.2 - 15.8, mean 14.3 (based on 141 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.55-0.62).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
