Mysis gaspensis

Mysis gaspensis   Tattersall, 1954

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Mysis gaspensis

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

Malacostraca | Mysida | Mysidae

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

Benthic; freshwater; brackish; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 130981).  Boreal

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northwest Atlantic: Canada and USA.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 1 - 1.65 cm Max length : 2 cm TL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in low tide, shallow water (ca. 20 cm deep) along the bank of estuaries and coastal areas mainly composed of sand and small pebbles. Also found in muddy and rocky substrates. Nektonic. No known information on its diet and feeding type but other Mysis species feed on detritus, zooplankton, and each other. Juveniles and adults form aggregations in either ribbon-like or globular forms (Ref. 130981).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Male mysids die after copulation. Juveniles of sizes 0.2-0.25 cm TL are released from the female marsupium during late winter or early sping and matures during summer or autumn (Ref. 130981).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Dadswell, M.J. 2021 The distribution and life history of Mysis gaspensis O.S. Tattersall,1954 (Crustacea, Mysida): an almost endemic, nektonic component of Atlantic Canada estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science 51(Part 2):327-345. (Ref. 130981)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm<1; tmax<2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.