Malacostraca |
Isopoda |
Sphaeromatidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 25 m (Ref. 81176). Tropical
Western Pacific: Australia, China and Viet Nam.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Combination depth range: min from estimate, max from literature (Ref. 81176). Inhabits shallow waters (Ref. 3113). Recorded from intertidal zone to depth 25m, under stones, on stone blocks, amongst and on Sargassum, Padina, Hipnea spp. and other algae, among dead corals (Ref. 81176).
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.
Kussakin, O.G. and M.V. Malyutina 1993 Sphaeromatidae (Crustacea: Isopoda: Flabellifera) from the South China Sea. Invertebrate Taxonomy 7:1167-1203. (Ref. 81176)
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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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 1742 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
