Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Paguridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 375 - 380 m (Ref. 8174). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth range based on type locality (Ref. 8174); to be replaced with a better reference.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
McLaughlin, P.A. 2006 Two new Paguridae (Crustacea, Decapoda) from New Caledonia and environs. p. 335-347. In B. Richer de Forges and J.-L. Justine (eds) Tropical deep-sea benthos. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 24(193). (Ref. 8174)
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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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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