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Aristeus antillensis Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1909
Purplehead gamba prawn| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Aristeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 324 - 1144 m (Ref. 97531). Tropical; 68°N - 35°S, 97°W - 34°W
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Atlantic: USA to the Caribbean and French Guiana.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 4.0 range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 117124); 19.3 cm TL (female)
Maximum depth from Ref. 106539. Deep-sea species known to inhabit slope grounds up to a depth of 1144 m (Ref. 106539). Members of the family Aristeidae are carnivorous (Ref. 107109).
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
Pérez Farfante, I. and B. Kensley. 1997. (Ref. 75620)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 4.3 - 14.4, mean 9.4 (based on 137 cells).