Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Stenopodidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1 - 200 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical; 43°N - 42°S, 180°W - 180°E
Indo-Pacific and Western Atlantic: From the Red Sea and South Africa to Tuamotu Is., Hawaii and Easter Is. In the Atlantic: North Carolina and Bermuda to the Caribbean Sea and south to São Paulo, Brazil. Tropical and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
The carapace, abdomen, and claws are covered with tiny spines. Red and white bands are also present on the body and claws, with the bands sometimes bordered in purple. Two pairs of long, white antennae also present.
Maximum depth from Ref. 97531. Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Found on rocky bottoms and coral reefs (Ref. 83922). Also occur at natural depressions in rock formations (Ref. 126252). General carnivore (Ref. 116259). Feed mainly on small arthropods and other marine invertebrates. Considered as a cleaner shrimp, removing and consuming parasites, injured tissue, and leftover food particles from other reef fishes (Ref. 125532). Dwells in deep crevices and reef overhangs (Ref. 129713).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric (Ref. 833). Mating behavior occurs in the following sequence: antennule contact, erection of female body, grasping, mating and spawning (Ref. 107136).
Williams, A.B., L.G. Abele, D.L. Felder, H.H. Hobbs Jr., R.B. Manning, P.A. McLaughlin and I. Pérez Farfante. 1988. (Ref. 2214)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 14.5 - 28.2, mean 25.3 (based on 1661 cells).
Price category
Unknown.