Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Porcellanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 110 m (Ref. 97531). Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Atlantic Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 0.5, range 0 - 0.569 cm Max length : 1.2 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 119285)
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.
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)
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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Estimates based on models
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (K=0.03-0.04).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.