Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Nephropidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 300 - 310 m. Tropical; 4°S - 14°S, 127°E - 147°E (Ref. 4)
Indo-west Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122061)
It has a total body length of 11.5 to 18 cm; and ovigerous females with lengths of 13 and 13.5 cm (Ref. 4). Occurs at a depth range from 300 to 310 m with soft sediments like fine gray mud at the bottom (Ref. 4).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ovigerous females are found in December (Ref. 4).
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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Morphology
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 11.1 - 17.3, mean 13.9 (based on 13 cells).