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Western Atlantic Ocean: Known from Florida, Gulf of Mexico and from Antilles to São Paulo, Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.2 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Dwells in reef and seagrass habitats in Belize. Forms facultative associations with sea anemones (Ref. 128695).
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.