Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Protosquillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 25 - 82 m (Ref. 3099). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.7 cm TL (female)
Minimum depth from Ref. 80410. Found on sand with shelly grit, coarse foraminiferal and shell sand to lithothamnion and rubble bottom (Ref. 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.
Ahyong, S.T. 2001 Revision of the Australian stomatopod Crustacea. Records of the Australian Museum (Suppl. 26):326 p. (Ref. 3099)
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 dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.9 - 28.4, mean 27.4 (based on 255 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
