Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Nephropidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 199 - 250 m (Ref. 89494). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Largest length known based on available literature is a male specimen with 6 cm, total length and 2.5 cm, carapace length. This was not identified as the maximum length in the literature (Ref. 89494). Inhabits soft substrates in coral reef areas (Ref. 89494).
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.
IUCN. 2011. (Ref. 89450)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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