Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Nematocarcinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1218 - 3549 m (Ref. 83922). Subtropical
Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic: USA, Costa Rica, and Canada. The Arctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 97531. Deep sea (Ref. 97531). This benthic species is found on muddy bottoms (Ref. 83922).
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. (Ref. 2214)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.8 - 4.2, mean 3.9 (based on 397 cells).
Price category
Unknown.