Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Alpheidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 148 m (Ref. 69553). Tropical
Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean: South Africa to Japan, Australia and Phoenix Islands; Synalpheus tumidomanus africanus: Gibraltar Strait.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.1 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 69553)
Minimum depth from Ref. 96667.
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.
Chace, F.A. Jr. 1988. (Ref. 69553)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Abundance
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17.4 - 29, mean 27.5 (based on 1806 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).