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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Bathypelagic; depth range ? - 2753 m (Ref. 101515). Deep-water
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 101515)
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.