Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Solenoceridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 25 - 774 m (Ref. 104453). Tropical; 39°N - 37°S, 18°W - 33°E
Eastern Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: Morocco, Gibraltar Strait to Durban, South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 434)
Occurs at depths of 50 to 450 m with juveniles common at 50 to 100 m (Ref. 8). Inhabits sand and mud bottoms. Feeds on benthic organisms (polychaetes, small crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 434).
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. 1980 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 1. Shrimps and prawns of the world. An annotated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(1):271 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 8)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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): 9.2 - 15.9, mean 11.9 (based on 131 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
