Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Polychelidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 70 - 2195 m (Ref. 79664). Subtropical
Circumglobal from tropical to polar regions.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122087)
Maximum depth from Ref. 97531. Maximum lengths of male (Ref. 114244) and female (Ref. 95618) are based on occurrences; to be replaced with a better reference.
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.
Ahyong, S.T. and T.-Y. Chan. 2008. (Ref. 81885)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.7 - 13.2, mean 7.6 (based on 1075 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.35-0.5).
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.