Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Majidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 300 m (Ref. 105768). Subtropical; 46°N - 7°S, 26°W - 37°E
Eastern Atlantic from Portugal to the Gulf of Guinea off Congo including the Canary Islands, and from eastern Mediterranean Sea to as far north as Elba Island, Italy.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 106304. Epifaunal and found on soft sediments (Ref. 105768). Also occurs on detritic muddy bottoms and a variety of substrata on the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 106304). Have been recorded near the Amendolara Sea Mount (Ref. 105768). Most majids are herbivorous, feeding mainly on algae (Ref. 107073).
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.
MarineSpecies.org 2050 MarineSpecies.org. http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php (Ref. 3477)
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
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 12.6 - 19.2, mean 15.2 (based on 203 cells).
