Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Squillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 2 - 45 m (Ref. 80410). Tropical; 26°N - 32°S, 30°E - 141°E
Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaya, from Indonesia to East Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 36.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116851); common length : 22.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92)
The largest known squilloid. Inhabits level bottoms in shallow water; can be found in estuaries (Ref. 92).
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. (Ref. 92)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29.1, mean 28.3 (based on 1082 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.32-1.68).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.