Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Crangonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 20 - 1550 m (Ref. 104052), usually 200 - 400 m (Ref. 106485). Temperate; 73°N - 30°N, 16°W - 30°E
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 104052)
Benthic (Ref. 78235). Epibenthic (Ref. 87524). Benthopelagic (Ref. 79199). Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 105470) and upper slope (Ref. 78235). Benthos feeder (Ref. 107006).
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.
Jennings, S., J. Lancaster, A. Woolmer and J. Cotter 1999 Distribution, diversity and abundance of epibenthic fauna in the North Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 79:385-399. (Ref. 3123)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 3.9 - 14.2, mean 7.3 (based on 323 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
