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Neolithodes diomedeae (Benedict, 1895)
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Lithodidae | Lithodinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 200 - 2454 m (Ref. 2686). Deep-water; 37°N - 73°S, 124°W - 23°W
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and the Antarctic: Gulf of California to Scotia Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.7 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2690); max. published weight: 1.0 kg (Ref. 2690)
Minimum depth from Ref. 113901. Found on hydrothermal vents (Ref. 2682). Scavenger (Refs. 2682, 106711) feeding on the infauna of the abyssal plain (Ref. 2682). Carries on its back commensal amphipods, mostly gammarids (Ref. 106711).
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
Macpherson, E. 2004. (Ref. 2686)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 1.9 - 4.5, mean 3.4 (based on 159 cells).