Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Aristeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathypelagic; depth range 188 - 1500 m (Ref. 113979). Tropical (Ref. 8)
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Japan, the New Hebrides and Indonesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 4.8  range ? - ? cm Max length : 14.6 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 409); 22.2 cm BL (female)
Commonly between 9 to 12 cm BL (Ref. 409). 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.
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: of potential interest
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.3 - 9.8, mean 6.9 (based on 726 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.39-0.44).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).