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Puerulus velutinus   Holthuis, 1963

Velvet whip lobster

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Puerulus velutinus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Palinuridae

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

Benthic; depth range 520 - 683 m.  Tropical; 9°N - 13°S, 115°E - 130°E (Ref. 4)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: Malay Archipelago; Philippines and Indonesia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 19.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4); 18 cm TL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

It has lengths of 19 cm (male) and 18 cm (female), total length; 6.5 cm (male) and 6.2 cm (female), maximum carapace length; 4.7 to 6.1 cm, carapace length of ovigerous females (Ref. 4). Occurs at a depth range from 520 to 683 m, soft bottom substrate of mud, sand or coral (Ref. 4).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Ovigerous females have been found in April (Ref. 4).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.