Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Geryonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 200 - 1620 m (Ref. 343). Deep-water
Western Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 343); 15 cm CW (female)
Carapace hexagonal; dorsal surface not inflated; anterolateral teeth low. Merus of legs long, slender. Dactylus of legs are laterally flattened, height at midlength greater than or subequal to width at midlength. Color: reddish tan to purplish black (anterior half of carapace may be differently colored than posterior half), sometimes cream-white throughout.
Maximum depth from Ref. 99823.
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.
Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (Ref. 343)
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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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.2 - 14.3, mean 8.9 (based on 31 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.