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Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range ? - 1981 m (Ref. 2987), usually 200 - 600 m (Ref. 275). Polar; 33°S - 78°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 275)
Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans: circumpolar, south of Antarctic Convergence, occasionally north in cold waters off South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 100 - ? cm Max length : 420 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 99323); max. published weight: 495.0 kg (Ref. 99323)
Passive swimmer. Feeds on mesopelagic fishes (Myctophidae, Paralepididae), squids (Ref. 275).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
