Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Crangonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 50 - 758 m (Ref. 77867), usually 200 - 400 m (Ref. 417). Tropical
Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific: Morocco to Hawaii.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 417)
Minimum depth from Ref. 417.
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.
Schneider, W. 1990 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea. Prepared and published with the support of the FAO Regional Office for Africa. Rome: FAO. 268 p. (Ref. 417)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.2 - 18.6, mean 12.3 (based on 767 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
