Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Palinuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 228 - 450 m. Tropical; 6°S - 31°S, 31°E - 61°E (Ref. 4)
Western Indian Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4); 20 cm BL (female)
It has lengths of 18 cm (male) and 20 cm (female), maximum total body length; 6.4 cm (male) and 7.4 (female), maximum carapace length; 15 to 16 cm, average total body length (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): 4 - 5.7, mean 4.9 (based on 28 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).