Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Palinuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 23 m (Ref. 83922). Tropical; 28°N - 6°N, 89°W - 55°W (Ref. 4)
Western Atlantic: Caribbean Arc from Cuba to Trinidad, Los Roques.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 271); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
It has lengths of 20 cm, maximum total body length; 15 cm, common length (Ref. 4). Maximum depth range from Ref. 122059.
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: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.7 - 28.3, mean 27.6 (based on 331 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).