Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Crangonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 200 - 1320 m (Ref. 87391), usually 200 - 600 m (Ref. 2660). Deep-water
Southern Oceans: Southern tip of South America, South Georgia and Antarctic Continental Shelf.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Known as one of the most abundant shelf inhabiting Antarctic shrimps (Ref. 86805). Minimum depth from Ref. 2660. Found in the continental shelves and slopes at depths of 200 to 600 m; digging itself ventrally into the sediment (Ref. 2660).
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.
Gorny, M. 1999 On the biogeography and ecology of the Southern Ocean decapod fauna. Scientia Marina 63(1):367-382. (Ref. 87391)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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