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

Benthic; depth range 20 - 375 m (Ref. 249). Tropical; 1°N - 32°S, 31°E - 44°E (Ref. 4)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 35.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)

It has a maximum total body length 35 cm; a carapace length of 14 cm; and an average carapace length of 10 cm (Ref. 4). Minimum depth from Ref. 122080. Occurs at depths from 216 to 375 and lives on rough substrates with sand and 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)

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: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.5 - 4.5, mean 4.5 (based on 1 cells).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Linuparus somniosus Berry & George, 1972