Cephalopoda |
Myopsida |
Loliginidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic-neritic; depth range 45 - 304 m (Ref. 275). Tropical; 26°N - 8°N, 85°W - 60°W (Ref. 275)
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.2 cm ML male/unsexed; (Ref. 275)
Minimum depth from Ref. 83938. This is a neritic species found on sandy bottoms and within the water column (Ref. 83938). Coastal surface, epipelagic. Also on continental shelf (Ref. 110525).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Cephalopoda are gonochoric. Male and female adults usually die shortly after spawning and brooding, respectively. Mating behavior: Males perform various displays to attract potential females for copulation. During copulation, male grasp the female and inserts the hectocotylus into the female's mantle cavity where fertilization usually occurs. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic stage and live for some time before they grow larger and take up a benthic existence as adults.
Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen. 1984. (Ref. 275)
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): 19.7 - 26.4, mean 23.2 (based on 31 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
