Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Gonodactylidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: French Polynesia to Japan, Australia and the Indo-Malayan region.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3148)
Sexual dimorphism, males have dark greenish coloration while females are whitish green.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Some members of the order Stomatopoda pair for life and some come together only to mate. Males produce sperm ducts rather than spermatophores; females can brood a maximum of 50,000 eggs. Life cycle: Eggs hatch to a planktonic zoea which lasts for 3 months.
Ahyong, S.T. 2001. (Ref. 3099)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Food consumption
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.4 - 29.3, mean 28.3 (based on 3706 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).