Erugosquilla massavensis   (Kossmann, 1880)

Red Sea mantis shrimp

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Erugosquilla massavensis

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

| Stomatopoda | Squillidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; distribuzione batimetrica 9 - 200 m (Ref. 128606), usually 20 - 40 m (Ref. 3497).  Subtropical; 30°N - 7°N, 32°E - 88°E

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Indian Ocean: from Red Sea north to Orissa India. Introduced in the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 21.6 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 365); common length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 365)

Short description Morfologia

Length: common up to 15 cm (Ref. 363).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Even if it currently does not have a commercial importance in the Mediterranean (rare on the markets of Cyprus, Israel and Turkey), this species can have a potential importance for fishing. Common on the markets of Suez and lsmaïlia. Maximum depth from Ref. 122160. Prefers soft bottoms in coastal waters but also tolerates open waters and sheltered brackish areas (Ref. 122163). Above muddy, sandy, argillaceous funds and of gravel at depths of 10 to 50 m (Ref. 365). Also over sandy-silt bottoms at depths between 150 and 200 m (Ref. 122160).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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.

Main reference Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Manning, R.B. 1995. (Ref. 3145)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale
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Strumenti

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Fonti Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, ricerca) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.