Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Sicyoniidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthopelagic; depth range 2 - 242 m (Ref. 84018), usually 4 - 85 m (Ref. 84018). Tropical; 24°N - 6°S, 112°W - 81°W (Ref. 84018)
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84018); 10.07 cm TL (female)
Minimum depth from Ref. 83922. This is an epipelagic species found on sandy bottoms (Ref. 83922).
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.
Pérez Farfante, I. and B. Kensley 1997 Penaeoid and Sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world: keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 175:1-233. (Ref. 75620)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). |
Price category
(Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |
