Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Scyllaridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 45 - 200 m (Ref. 4). Tropical; 7°S - 43°S, 63°W - 33°W (Ref. 4)
Western Atlantic: Brazil and Argentina.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 9 - ? cm Max length : 32.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 106366); 36 cm TL (female)
It has carapce lengths of 5 to 12 cm (Ref.4).
Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer (Ref. 833).
Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.5 - 19.8, mean 8.7 (based on 59 cells).
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).