Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Matutidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 343). Tropical; 30°N - 38°S, 32°E - 177°W
Indo-West Pacific: From East Africa to Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Tropical to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 3.3  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.9 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 119018); 5.9 cm CW (female); max. published weight: 39.90 g (Ref. 119018); max. published weight: 39.90 g
Caught in nets for food. Occurs from intertidal zone to a depth of 50 m. Found on muddy sand or broken shells bottoms (Ref. 106341), and sandy silty shores near seagrass (Ref. 106287).
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.
Hosie, A.M., A. Sampey, P.J. Davie and D.S. Jones. 2015. (Ref. 106854)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29.1, mean 28 (based on 1156 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.