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. 2024 Jan 15;12:e16583. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16583

Table 1. Descriptive statistics for the 22 deep-sea crustaceans in Colombian Caribbean Sea.

Family Species Author N Body shape Total length (mm) Mean ± SD (Range) Total weight (g) Mean ± SD (Range)
Aristeidae Aristaeomorpha foliacea (Risso, 1827) 799 Shrimp 151.89 ± 28.35 (72.53–225.00) 22.84 ± 12.23 (2.00–57.20)
Calappidae Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 12 Crab 38.83 ± 8.07 (25.54–50.92) 32.89 ± 20.97 (5.90–76.50)
Crangonidae Parapontocaris vicina (Dardeau & Heard, 1983) 73 Shrimp 78.96 ± 11.51 (54.75–110.12) 4.99 ± 2.18 (1.50–9.40)
Glyphocrangonidae Glyphocrangon longleyi Schmitt, 1931 286 Shrimp 82.18 ± 15.38 (54.41–125.00) 5.76 ± 5.12 (0.70–25.40)
Glyphocrangon neglecta Faxon, 1896 688 Shrimp 70.09 ± 8.00 (35.69–116.00) 2.68 ± 2.18 (2.00–57.20)
Leucosiidae Myropsis quinquespinosa Stimpson, 1871 45 Crab 45.80 ± 10.77 (26.89–68.69) 36.67 ± 26.86 (5.80–117.90)
Munididae Antillimunida evermanni (Benedict, 1901) 69 Lobster 46.34 ± 7.56 (18.33–73.26) 4.77 ± 2.98 (0.30–17.90)
Antillimunida flinti (Benedict, 1902) 12 Lobster 48.52 ± 6.51 (36.45–56.41) 4.63 ± 1.47 (1.90–6.20)
Babamunida forceps (A. Milne Edwards, 1880) 18 Lobster 53.67 ± 9.40 (35.39–67.34) 5.29 ± 2.64 (1.30–10.50)
Garymunida longipes (A. Milne Edwards, 1880) 1099 Lobster 45.09 ± 6.49 (20.66–77.00) 3.77 ± 1.45 (0.39–11.35)
Munidopsidae Munidopsis riveroi Chace, 1939 16 Lobster 41.49 ± 7.99 (31.42–56.30) 3.30 ± 1.99 (1.50–8.40)
Nephropidae Eunephrops bairdii Smith, 1885 107 Lobster 126.72 ± 34.43 (53.12–220.00) 38.64 ± 37.41 (1.50–218.10)
Metanephrops binghami (Boone, 1927) 590 Lobster 119.56 ± 27.43 (53.65–197.46) 28.65 ± 19.93 (1.70–109.34)
Nephropsis aculeata Smith, 1881 113 Lobster 70.05 ± 15.53 (43.83–119.16) 5.32 ± 4.02 (0.90–20.00)
Pandalidae Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 147 Shrimp 100.37 ± 14.81 (63.43–130.30) 7.60 ± 3.35 (1.50–16.60)
Plesionika edwardsii (Brandt, 1851) 46 Shrimp 109.91 ± 23.22 (60.98–162.00) 4.25 ± 2.31 (0.70–10.39)
Plesionika longipes (A. Milne-Edwards, 1881) 329 Shrimp 132.62 ± 20.72 (70.87–203.00) 9.01 ± 4.26 (1.30–36.20)
Penaeidae Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881 1714 Shrimp 104.55 ± 16.66 (31.79–149.00) 5.99 ± 2.69 (0.29–16.30)
Polychelidae Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862 156 Lobster 87.94 ± 21.03 (44.00–196.27) 13.63 ± 11.64 (1.00–94.41)
Portunidae Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871 358 Crab 24.72 ± 4.83 (13.59–50.19) 8.55 ± 5.45 (1.30–43.80)
Solenoceridae Pleoticus robustus (Smith, 1885) 930 Shrimp 162.97 ± 30.02 (62.00–240.00) 32.73 ± 18.22 (1.09–96.10)
Solenocera acuminata Pérez Farfante & Bullis, 1973 166 Shrimp 103.00 ± 18.85 (57.00–199.00) 12.49 ± 8.13 (1.50–71.90)

Notes.

N
sample size
SD
standard deviation
Bold
maximum total length longer than in SeaLifeBase