Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Geryonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 200 - 2000 m (Ref. 115715), usually 500 - 1000 m (Ref. 115716). Deep-water; 5°C - 8°C (Ref. 115716); 21°S - 35°S, 110°E - 124°E (Ref. 115715)
Eastern Indian Ocean: from northwest cape to Esperance, Western Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Exported through the live seafood trade to Singapore and Hongkong (Ref. 115716).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
The female is carried beneath the male during copulation.
Melville-Smith, R., S.M.G. Norton and A W. Thomson. 2007. (Ref. 115712)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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