Acanthephyra acutifrons, Sharp-nosed deep-sea shrimp

Acanthephyra acutifrons   Bate, 1888

Sharp-nosed deep-sea shrimp

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Acanthephyridae

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

Pelagic; depth range 357 - 4200 m (Ref. 97531).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic and Western Central Pacific: USA and Canada, the Arctic and the Philippines. Tropical to polar climates of northern hemisphere.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Benthopelagic or pelagic. Deep-sea (Ref. 97531).

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

Williams, A.B., L.G. Abele, D.L. Felder, H.H. Hobbs Jr., R.B. Manning, P.A. McLaughlin and I. Pérez Farfante. 1988. (Ref. 2214)

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

  Not Evaluated 

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): 3.1 - 5.7, mean 4.2 (based on 455 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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