Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Gonodactylidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: French Polynesia to Japan, Australia and the Indo-Malayan region.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3148)
Sexual dimorphism, males have dark greenish coloration while females are whitish green.
Inhabits shallow water especially in upper intertidal zone (Ref. 3510, 80410) in reef flats and tidal flats under rocks and boulders or inside coral or rock crevices (Ref. 87055). Subtidal (Ref. 106854). It actively moves in between coral heads for prey (Ref. 80410).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Some members of the order Stomatopoda pair for life and some come together only to mate. Males produce sperm ducts rather than spermatophores; females can brood a maximum of 50,000 eggs. Life cycle: Eggs hatch to a planktonic zoea which lasts for 3 months.
Ahyong, S.T. 2001 Revision of the Australian stomatopod Crustacea. Records of the Australian Museum (Suppl. 26):326 p. (Ref. 3099)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.4 - 29.3, mean 28.3 (based on 3706 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
