Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Epialtidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 40 - 50 m (Ref. 125642). Subtropical
Western Pacific: Japan, south to Vietnam.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.2 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125642); 5.8 cm CL (female)
Found subtidal on muddy substrates, from depths of 40 to 50 meters (Ref. 125642).
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.
Chou, W-R., S-H. Lai and L-S. Fang 1999 Benthic crustacean communities in waters of southwestern Taiwan and their relationships to environmental characteristics. Acta Zoologica 10(1):25-33. (Ref. 3208)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
