Pentacheles laevis, Blind lobster

Pentacheles laevis   Bate, 1878

Blind lobster

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Polychelidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 212 - 2505 m (Ref. 79242).  Deep-water

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Circumglobal: Indo-West Pacific and the Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.3 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 78113)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Ahyong, S.T. and B.S. Galil. 2006. (Ref. 79242)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.3 - 8.4, mean 5.1 (based on 2310 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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