Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Squillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 92). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Japan to Red Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 26.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3099); common length : 17.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92)
Collected with trawl, traps, or hook-and-line. Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Prefers sandy-muddy or shelly substrates in shallow coastal waters such as estuaries and embayments (Ref. 3099, 80410).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Some members of the order Stomatopoda pair for life and some come together only to mate. Males produce sperm ducts rather than spermatophores; females can brood a maximum of 50,000 eggs. Life cycle: Eggs hatch to a planktonic zoea which lasts for 3 months.
Manning, R.B. 1998 Stromatopods. p. 827-849. In Carpenter, K.E. and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO Species Identifidication Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 2. Cephalopods, crustaceans, holothurians and sharks. FAO Rome. (Ref. 92)
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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Tools
More information
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.1 - 29.1, mean 28 (based on 2274 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.75-1.1).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
