Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Palinuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 40 - 340 m (Ref. 87). Tropical; 36°N - 28°S, 44°E - 144°E (Ref. 4)
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 24.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
It has a maximum total body length of 24 cm, usually not more than 20 cm; and a carapace length of 6 to 9 cm (Ref. 4). 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.
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 no interest
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 15.4 - 25.7, mean 21 (based on 9 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (14 of 100).