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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 560 m. Tropical; 6°S - 8°S, 132°E - 134°E (Ref. 4)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cmCommon length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)

It has lengths of 12 cm, total body length; 5.5 cm, carapace length including rostrum (Ref. 4). Found at depths up to 560 m with a bottom of solid bluish gray mud overlaid by softer brown mud (Ref. 4).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; 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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Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Metanephrops arafurensis (De Man, 1905)