Malacostraca |
Amphipoda |
Caprellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 3700 m (Ref. 110266). Subtropical
Pacific Ocean, Western Central Atlantic and Antarctic. Subtropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
This is an omnivorous species found on algae, hydroids, and bryozoans, under stones, on hard bottoms and in fouling communities like buoys or aquaculture installations (Ref. 87801). Epibiotic, found on Sargassum raft, seagrass and submergent vegetation (Ref. 110266).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Amphipoda are gonochoric and sexually dimoprhic (males larger than females). Mating behavior: Males locate potential partners with the aid of their antenna to detect the pheromones released by the females; the male then rides or carries the female until the latter is ready to molt. When the female is ready, the male pushes the sperm into the marsupium and releases the female afterwards. A few hours later, the female releases her eggs into the marsupium for fertilization. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium. Eggs hatch into juveniles and remain in the marsupium for a few days. Each species undergo 20 molts at most, i.e., 1-year long life cycle.
Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE). 2011. (Ref. 87340)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.2 - 24.6, mean 12.8 (based on 1485 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
