Malacostraca |
Isopoda |
Arcturidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 18 - 752 m (Ref. 3113). Temperate
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean: France and Turkey.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Free-living (Ref. 3123).
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.
Blanc, A., G.P. Du Sel and J. Daguzan 1998 Habitat and diet of early stages of Sepia officinalis L. hgdyuadg. (Ref. 2814)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.4 - 11.3, mean 7.9 (based on 336 cells).
Price category
Unknown.