Malacostraca |
Isopoda |
Cirolanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 150 - 700 m (Ref. 7976). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Madagascar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 28.5 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7976)
Southernmost Indian Ocean species and one of the largest in the genus (Ref. 7974). Inhabits continental shelf and slope (Ref. 7976).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Isopoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Mating usually occurs before and sometimes during the parturial molt. Sperm transfer is indirect. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium, which later hatch into manca postlarva before developing into adults.
Lowry, J.K. and K. Dempsey 2006 The giant deep-sea scavenger genus Bathynomus (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. p. 163-192. In B. Richer de Forges and J.-L. Justine (eds) Tropical deep-sea benthos. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 24(193). (Ref. 7976)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
