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Erugosquilla massavensis   (Kossmann, 1880)

Red Sea mantis shrimp

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Erugosquilla massavensis

Egypt country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Suez and lsmaïlia.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ahyong, S.T. and B.S. Galil, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mantis shrimp, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Malacostraca > Stomatopoda (Mantis shrimps) > Squillidae (squillid mantis shrimps)

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

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

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

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

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 21.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 365); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 365)

Short description Morphology

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

Biology     Glossary (e.g. 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.

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Internet sources

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

Estimates based on models

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