Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Homolidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 10 - 1212 m (Ref. 435), usually 80 - 350 m (Ref. 435). Temperate; 64°N - 36°S, 34°W - 29°E
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from Morocco to Angola and off lying islands, northwards to Hebrides and Southwest Norway, also in Mediterranean as far as Greece.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 7.2  range ? - ? cm Max length : 21.5 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 435)
Maximum depth from Ref. 106053.
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.
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 435)
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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Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 10 - 16.4, mean 13.3 (based on 388 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec=217,000).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.