Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Hippolytidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 24 - 232 m (Ref. 102800). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: United Arab Emirates, New Caledonia and China.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on a cap rock covered with sand (Ref. 102805). Associated with the medusae Mastigias papua (Ref. 102802).
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.
Zheng, Y., X. Chen, J. Chen, Y. Wang, X. Shen, W. Chen and C. Li 2003 Biological resources and the environment in East China Sea. Scientific Technology Publishing of Shanghai, 835 p. (Ref. 75927)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 19.2 - 27.9, mean 25.8 (based on 610 cells).