Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Mithracidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 842). Tropical
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 842)
Minimum depth from Ref. 97531. Epibiotic, found on rubble (Ref. 97531). Dwells in reef and seagrass habitats in Belize. Forms facultative associations with sea anemones (Ref. 128695).
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.
Brooker, R.M., W.E. Feeney, T.L. Sih, M.C.O. Ferrari and D.P. Chivers. 2019. (Ref. 128695)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.