Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Paguridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 5 - 1079 m (Ref. 117943). Temperate; 80°N - 35°N, 83°W - 70°E
Northern Atlantic and the Arctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Occurs at depths between 50-200m, in areas of silt to very fine sand (Ref. 96391). Mostly on hard or mixed bottom (rocks and mud) and occasionally on soft substrata (Ref. 117943). Free-living (Ref. 3123). Planktonic larvae (Ref. 117453). Main food and feeding type based on another species from the same Genus (Ref. 96418).
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.
Harms, J. 1993 Check list of species (algae, invertebrates and vertebrates) found in the vicinity of the island of Helgoland (North Sea, German Bight) - a review of recent records. Helgoländer Meeresunters 47:1-34. (Ref. 2711)
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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Price category
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