Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Hippolytidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 75 m (Ref. 97531). Tropical
Western Atlantic Ocean: USA, Bonaire, Costa Rica and Panama.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on rocky bottoms and seagrass beds in intertidal areas (Ref. 83922). Also on other submerged vegetation (Ref. 97531).
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.
Williams, A.B., L.G. Abele, D.L. Felder, H.H. Hobbs Jr., R.B. Manning, P.A. McLaughlin and I. Pérez Farfante. 1988. (Ref. 2214)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.9 - 28, mean 25 (based on 342 cells).
Price category
Unknown.