Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Solenoceridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 180 - 800 m (Ref. 106893). Tropical, preferred 21°C (Ref. 107945); 3°S - 36°S, 17°E - 48°E
Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: from Kenya and Madagascar to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 3 - 5 cm Max length : 15.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 249); max. reported age: 3.00 years (Ref. 106893)
Deep sea. Lives in soft substrates composed of sticky mud with foraminiferous remains near the edge of continental shelf (Ref. 106893).
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. 1980. (Ref. 8)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 10 - 15.7, mean 12.9 (based on 38 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.3-1.3; tmax=3).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability
High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Nutrients : Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.