Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Palinuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 122059). Tropical; 32°N - 10°N, 99°E - 123°E (Ref. 4)
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 35.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 346); common length : 28.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4); common length :16 cm BL (female)
A medium to large-sized crustacean. Body is greenish-brown, covered with hairs and well-developed spines. Eyes are brownish-black, with brown yellowish-white markings. Pereiopods are lined with a yellowish-white stripe which expands at the joints. Antennae long and thick, resembling a whip. Telson is flat, with a well-developed fan.
It has lengths of 16 to 28 cm (male) and 13 to 16 cm (female), total body length; 6.5 to 10.5 (male) and 5 to 6.5 (female), carapace length (Ref. 4). From shallow waters, to depths up to 40 meters. In coral reefs areas and rocky bottoms. Nocturnal and solitary (Ref. 125532).
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 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (25 of 100).