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Scientific name: Acanthephyra eximia Nome comum: N/A Common name: N/A Classification: ARTHROPODA > CRUSTACEA > Decapoda > Acanthephyridae Description: A deep-sea shrimp. Global Distribution: Cosmopolitan species, throughout tropical and subtropical waters. BIOLOGICAL FEATURES Size: Maximum size 162 mm (carapace length); common length 70 mm. Age: Weight length rel.: Growth type: von Bertallanfy growth parameters: Reproduction: In the Mediterranean, mature females are found in March and September. They carry the eggs in a big clutch among the pleopods. Maturity: Atlantic (Crosnier & Forest 1973): smallest ovigerous female 24 mm carapace length. Mediterranean (Abello &Valladares 1988): ovigerous females range 27.6 - 37.5 mm carapace length; (Gastoni et al. 2010): ovigerous females range 22.1 - 35.4 mm carapace length. Behavioural ecology: Population structure & migrations: ECOLOGICAL FEATURES Depth range: SeaLifeBase: 500 - 1300 m. Canary Islands (Pérez 1995): 200 - 2525 m. Mediterranean (Jones et al. 2003): 1500 - 4264 m. Habitat: Benthic, on the insular slope. In the Mediterranean, they seem to be characteristic of the deep bathyal area, and do not occur on the upper slope. Feeding habits: Feeds on zooplankton. Trophic level: FISHERIES Commercial interest: Not commercial. Conservation status: Not evaluated. Nutritional information & food safety: REFERENCES Abelló P., Valladares F.J. (1988). Bathyal decapod crustaceans of the Catalan Sea (northwestern Mediterranean). Mésogée, 48: 97-102. Araújo R., Calado R. (2003) Crustáceos Decápodes do Arquipélago da Madeira. Direcção Regional do Ambiente, Madeira, Portugal, 235 pp. Cartes J.E., Fanelli E., Papiol V., Maynou F. (2010). Trophic relationships at intrannual spatial and temporal scales of macro and megafauna around a submarine canyon off the Catalonian coast (western Mediterranean). Journal of Sea Research, 63(3): 180-190. Crosnier A., Forest J. (1973). Les crevettes profondes de l’Atlantique oriental tropical. Faune Tropicale XIX, Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre Mer, Paris, France, 409 pp. Gastoni A., Locci I., Mulas A., Follesa M.C. (2010). On the reproduction of Acanthephyra eximia in the central western Mediterranean. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit., 39, 2010. IUCN (2014). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. www.iucnredlist.org Jones E.G., Tselepides A., Bagley P.M., Collins M.A., Priede I.G. (2003). Bathymetric distribution of some benthic and benthopelagic species attracted to baited cameras and traps in the deep eastern Mediterranean. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 251: 75-86. Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly, editors (2014). SeaLifeBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.sealifebase.org, version (04/2014). www.sealifebase.org/summary/Acanthephyra-eximia.html Pérez J.A.G. (1995). Catálogo de los Crustáceos Decápodos de las Islas Canarias. Gambas. Langostas. Cangrejos. Publicaciones Turquesa, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 282 pp.