Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Scyllaridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2 - 91 m (Ref. 122059). Tropical; 13°N - 5°S, 65°W - 37°W (Ref. 4)
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122431); 34.8 cm TL (female); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
It has carapace lengths of 6 to 9 cm (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: minor commercial
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.1 - 26.7, mean 26.1 (based on 15 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (25 of 100).