Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Squillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 18 - 102 m (Ref. 83920). Tropical; 23°N - 11°S, 106°W - 78°W
Eastern Pacific: from southern Sinaloa to Huacho, Peru.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 17.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 121708)
Occurs in coasts, found in the continental shelf (Ref. 121707). Benthic species found on muddy and sandy bottoms (Ref. 83920).
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.
Landa-Jaime, V., J. Arciniega-Flores, R.G. de Quevedo-Machain, J.E. Michel-Morfin and G. González-Sansón. 1997. (Ref. 3616)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 19.2 - 26.7, mean 23.4 (based on 19 cells).