Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Nephropidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 170 - 1060 m (Ref. 4), usually 500 - 750 m (Ref. 4). Tropical; 35°N - 33°S, 32°E - 140°E (Ref. 4)
Indo-West Pacific and East Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 22.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122061); 18.4 cm TL (female); common length : 10.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
Carapace length: 2.2 to 7.1 cm (male), 1.4 to 7 cm (female), 4.2 to 7 (ovigerous females) (Ref. 4).
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 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.2 - 12, mean 8.2 (based on 226 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.