Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Benthesicymidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathypelagic; depth range 100 - 2300 m (Ref. 132). Deep-water; 46°N - 38°S, 39°E - 125°W
Southeast Atlantic and Indo-Pacific: from African coasts to USA and Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 99823. Temperate to subtropical climates (Ref. 321). Diel vertical migrator (Ref. 61458).
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.
Longhurst, A.R. 1970 Crustacean Resources. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. (97):252-305. (Ref. 132)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.7 - 18.2, mean 11.5 (based on 78 cells).
Price category
Unknown.