Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Eurysquillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 14 - 335 m (Ref. 80410). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3130)
Found from rough to hard bottom substrate comprising from shell sand, corals, and algae, corals and shell sand, algae and grey gravel to corals hard bottom and coral blocks (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. (Ref. 3099)
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): 18.2 - 28.1, mean 25 (based on 605 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).