Scyllaridae (slipper lobsters) |
20 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
benthic; marine; depth range 3 - 475 m |
Western Atlantic: Brazil and Dominica. |
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It has lengths of 20 cm, total body length; 7.5 to 10 cm, carapace length (Ref. 4). Found in sandy substrates, mud, gravel, rock and calcareous algae (Ref. 106834). Nocturnal. Feeds mainly on bivalves at night (Ref. 98471). |
(LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. 123251)
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