Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Scyllaridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 23 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical; 5°N - 12°S, 152°E - 137°W (Ref. 4)
Pacific Ocean: from Kapingamarangi through the Marshall, Gilbert and Phoenix Islands to the Marquesas.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
It has lengths of 15 cm, Maximum total body length; between 2.5 and 7 cm, carapace length (Ref. 4). Minimum 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
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 27.9 - 29.4, mean 29 (based on 140 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).