Eusergestes arcticus
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Eusergestes arcticus   (Kroyer, 1855)

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

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Sergestidae

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

Bathypelagic; depth range 180 - 4500 m (Ref. 80197).  Subtropical; 76°N - 60°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic and Antarctic: from Juan Fernandez (Chile), Chatham Islands, off New Zealand, south of Australia, and west to Amsterdam Island and Prince Edward Islands; Eastern Atlantic from Greenland, Iceland, Faeroe Islands, Norway, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Morocco, into the Mediterranean, south to Gabon, Angola and South Africa, including Canary Islands; Western Atlantic from Greenland, Canada, USA to Uruguay, Argentina, Chile in the Magellan Strait and Falkland Islands. Polar to tropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.4 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80197)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 85542. Daytime depth is 600 to 960 meters (Ref. 96715). Feeds on calanoid copepods and chaetognaths (Ref. 85542).

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

Pérez Farfante, I. and B. Kensley 1997 Penaeoid and Sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world: keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 175:1-233. (Ref. 75620)

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

  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): 2.2 - 13.4, mean 3.3 (based on 1046 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.7-0.8).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

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