Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
This species occurs in mud or sandy mud substrate at depths of 140-640 m (Holthuis 1991). Its size at maturity is 30 mm, which it usually achieves after three to four years, and may live for up to 15 years (Cryer and Oliver 2001). It has a very large egg size associated with low fecundity (about 10-20% of other commercial species, such as Nephrops norvegicus) (MacDiarmid and Sainte-Marie 2006).
Systems
- Marine
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Author: Wahle, R., MacDiarmid, A., Butler, M., Cockcroft, A. & Chan, T.Y.
Compiler: Wahle, R., MacDiarmid, A., Butler, M., Cockcroft, A. & Chan, T.Y.
Wahle, R., MacDiarmid, A., Butler, M., Cockcroft, A. & Chan, T.Y. 2011. Metanephrops challengeri. In: IUCN 2010 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4 . <www.iucnredlist.org>
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- 2012-05-16 12:02:00 UTC
