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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 29 - 587 m (Ref. 8394), usually 70 - 200 m (Ref. 8394). Temperate
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Northwest Atlantic: USA and Canada.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8394)
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Isopoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Mating usually occurs before and sometimes during the parturial molt. Sperm transfer is indirect. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium, which later hatch into manca postlarva before developing into adults.