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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Trincomalee (Ref. 113215). C: Ref. 113215.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ng, P.K.L., 1994
National Database:

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Cacahouète indopacifique, ... more

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

Malacostraca > Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Palinuridae (spiny lobsters)

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

Benthic; depth range 1 - 27 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical; 29°N - 29°S, 30°E - 134°W (Ref. 4)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)

It has lengths of 20 cm, maximum total body length; 8 cm, maximum carapace length; 10 to 14 cm, usual body length (Ref. 4). Occurs in the sublittoral zone (Ref. 77016).; in shallow waters from 9 to 27 m on coral reefs and marine caves. It is probably nocturnal. Its larvae is planktonic (Ref. 4). Palinurids are mainly considered carnivores (Ref. 105260).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.3 (based on 2592 cells).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881)