Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Homolidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 10 - 1212 m (Ref. 417), usually 80 - 350 m (Ref. 417). Tropical; 56°N - 4°S, 32°W - 25°E
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from Azores to Ireland, south to Gabon and east to Greece.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 105844.
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.
Schneider, W. 1990. (Ref. 417)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7.3 - 15.9, mean 11.1 (based on 542 cells).
Price category
Unknown.