Malacostraca |
Mysida |
Mysidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 260 m (Ref. 85342). Temperate
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7882)
Species' maximum length from the Belgian part of the North Sea (Ref. 7882). Associated with the macrobenthos, this species inhabit a wide range of sediment types but often in coarser sediment with mud content not exceeding 70% (Refs. 7882, 96352). This species lives close to the bottom and burrows in mud or sand (Refs. 7882, 85342). Found in areas influenced by estuarine outflows (Ref. 96507). Also found among Zostera seagrass (Ref. 85342). A microvore-carnivore-scavenger that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Mysida are gonochoric. Mating behavior: Male inserts the penis into the marsupium and releases sperm; eggs are then released from the oviducts into the marsupium where fertilization occurs. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium and later hatch into miniature adults, no postlarva.
Harms, J. 1993. (Ref. 2711)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7 - 11.8, mean 9.7 (based on 428 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
