Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Nephropidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 300 - 2161 m (Ref. 87543). Tropical; 33°N - 32°S, 30°E - 167°E (Ref. 4)
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 40.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122061); 53.8 cm TL (female)
Carapace length: 2 to 21 cm; 11 to 19 cm in ovigerous females (Ref. 4). Minimum depth from Ref. 98471.
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.
Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 3.9 - 4.7, mean 4.4 (based on 66 cells).
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.