Polycheles typhlops

Polycheles typhlops   Heller, 1862


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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Polychelidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 70 - 2195 m (Ref. 79664).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Circumglobal from tropical to polar regions.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122087)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 97531. Maximum lengths of male (Ref. 114244) and female (Ref. 95618) are based on occurrences; to be replaced with a better reference. Deep sea (Ref. 97531). Middle subzone species from the upper slope to a depth of 2000 m (Ref. 106841). Found on bathyal mud (Refs. 85762, 106841).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Ahyong, S.T. and T.-Y. Chan. 2008. (Ref. 81885)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.7 - 13.2, mean 7.6 (based on 1075 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.35-0.5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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