Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Palinuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 274 - 536 m (Ref. 4). Tropical; 36°N - 33°S, 30°E - 148°E (Ref. 4)
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 21.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4); 15.7 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 0.00 g
21 cm, total body length; 7.3 cm, maximum carapace length (Ref. 4). Found in deep water at depths greater than 100 m (Ref. 77016).
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. 1991. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.8 - 13.5, mean 10.8 (based on 143 cells).