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Cerataspis monstrosus   Gray, 1828

Gamba prawns
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Cerataspis monstrosus

French Polynesia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Refs. 75706, 96667.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poupin, J., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Gamba monstrueuse, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Malacostraca > Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Aristeidae (gamba prawns)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 495 - 5060 m (Ref. 334).   Tropical; 41°N - 40°S, 180°E - 180°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Worldwide.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Large; handsomely colored (brilliant deep scarlet); elongate sabre-like rostrum, large cephalothorax with conspicuous grooves and ridges, strong posterodorsal spines on the middorsal margins of abdominal somites 3-5 are all quite distinctive; hepatic spine absent; presence of podobranch on pereopod 3 and a large epipod on pereopod 4.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 96667. Abyssal; benthic detritivore (Ref. 334). An active, necrophagous scavenger (Ref. 97347).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Sex ratio is 2:1 (Ref. 334).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Pérez Farfante, I. and B. Kensley. 1997. (Ref. 75620)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.