Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Nephropidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 366 - 950 m (Ref. 4). Tropical; 35°N - 24°S, 133°E - 166°E (Ref. 4)
Western Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 17.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122061); 15.8 cm TL (female)
It has lengths of 9 to 17.5 cm, total length; 4 and 6 cm, carapace length (Ref. 4). Maximum depth from Ref. 99823.
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.
Baba, K., K.I. Hayashi and M. Toriyama 1986 Decapod crustaceans from the continental shelf and slope around Japan. The intensive research of unexploited fishery resources on continental slopes:1-336 + figures 1-22 + coloured figures 1-176. (Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association, Tokyo). (Ref. 89)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
