Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Majidae | Majinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2 - 550 m (Ref. 103032), usually 20 - 220 m (Ref. 116562). Polar; 32°S - 49°S, 69°E - 175°E
Antarctic Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific: Kerguelen and New Zealand. Polar and temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 103032); 3.5 cm CW (female)
Rarely intertidal. Most often found at depths of 20 to 220 m and occasionally to 550 m (Refs. 103032, 116562). Observed on muddy or sandy bottoms, and occasionally on shallow rocky bottoms (Ref. 103032).
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
Human uses
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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
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
