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Octopoda |
Eledonidae | Eledoninae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; distribuzione batimetrica 8 - 496 m (Ref. 114857). Subtropical; 46°N - 30°N, 10°W - 36°E (Ref. 275)
Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 9.5, range 8 - 14 cm Max length : 19.4 cm ML maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 77087); Peso massimo pubblicato: 1.4 kg (Ref. 77087)
Maximum total length is 74 cm (Ref. 77087). Minimum depth range from Ref. 77087. Widely distributed on the continental shelf (Ref. 106855). Prefers soft bottoms (Ref. 1976) over Posidonia beds (Ref. 77087). Also found on muddy bottoms. Active and opportunistic predator (Ref. 105095). Mainly consumes crustaceans, fish and cephalopods. Exhibits cannibalism occasionally and at larger sizes (Ref. 105096).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Members of the class Cephalopoda are gonochoric. Male and female adults usually die shortly after spawning and brooding, respectively. Mating behavior: Males perform various displays to attract potential females for copulation. During copulation, male grasp the female and inserts the hectocotylus into the female's mantle cavity where fertilization usually occurs. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic stage and live for some time before they grow larger and take up a benthic existence as adults.
Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen. 1984. (Ref. 275)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
FAO - pesca: landings | FishSource |
Strumenti
Fonti Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 13.3 - 17, mean 14.7 (based on 132 cells).
Prior r = 0.54, 95% CL = 0.35 - 0.81, Based on 1 full stock assessment.
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
