Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Scyllaridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 37 - 400 m (Ref. 122059). Tropical; 35°N - 37°S, 28°E - 140°E (Ref. 4)
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 19.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
It has a maximum total body length of 19 cm; and a carapace length of 3 to 7.7 cm (Ref. 4). Occurs at depths from 37 to 400 m with substrates of fine sediments (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.
Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 14.8 - 26.7, mean 20.4 (based on 488 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
