Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Oziidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 800 m (Ref. 99823). Tropical; 31°N - 23°S, 39°E - 169°E
Indo-West Pacific: from Tanzania to Japan, east to New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 343)
Maximum depth from Ref. 122032. Inshore (Ref. 106854). Inhabits rocky shores in intertidal to shallow subtidal waters, sometimes in estuaries, usually hiding in crevices (Ref. 343). Also on soft bottoms (Ref. 106854). Found on mangrove trees (Ref. 69306) and on rubble at the base of shore cliffs (Ref. 121737), and in continental slopes (Ref. 122032).
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.
Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (Ref. 343)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.8 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2769 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.