Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 1 - 27 m (Ref. 86733). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Belize and Bahamas.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 87027. Only herbivorous amphipod known to feed only on and creates a domicile out of a few closely related seaweeds which produce dictyol-class diterpenes, a compund that prevents it from being eaten by reef fishes (Ref. 86733). Inhabits a portable domicile that is constructed from a rare alga, Dictyota bartayresii (Ref. 86733).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Members of the order Amphipoda are gonochoric and sexually dimoprhic (males larger than females). Mating behavior: Males locate potential partners with the aid of their antenna to detect the pheromones released by the females; the male then rides or carries the female until the latter is ready to molt. When the female is ready, the male pushes the sperm into the marsupium and releases the female afterwards. A few hours later, the female releases her eggs into the marsupium for fertilization. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium. Eggs hatch into juveniles and remain in the marsupium for a few days. Each species undergo 20 molts at most, i.e., 1-year long life cycle.
Hay, M.E., J.E. Duffy and W. Fenical. 1990. (Ref. 86733)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Age/Size
Tillväxt
Length-weight
Length-length
Morfologi
Larver
Abundans
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.7 - 28.2, mean 27.7 (based on 366 cells).
