Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Scyllaridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2 - 90 m (Ref. 122059), usually 2 - 25 m. Tropical; 32°N - 5°S, 115°W - 77°W (Ref. 4)
Eastern Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 33.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
It has a maximum total length of 33 cm; and a carapace length of 1 to 14.5 cm (Ref. 4).
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: commercial
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.4 - 28.9, mean 27.2 (based on 38 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (23 of 100).