Erugosquilla massavensis (Kossmann, 1880)

Red Sea mantis shrimp

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050

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Erugosquilla massavensis AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

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Classification / Names প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Stomatopoda | Squillidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / গভীরতার পরিসীমা / distribution range বাস্তুসংস্থান

; গভীরতার পরিসীমা 9 - 200 m (সূত্র 128606), usually 20 - 40 m (সূত্র 3497). Subtropical; 30°N - 7°N, 32°E - 88°E

Distribution দেশ সমূহ | এফ এ ও এলাকাসমূহ | বাস্তুতন্ত্র | দৃষ্টিগোচর | প্রচলন

Indian Ocean: from Red Sea north to Orissa India. Introduced in the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / আকৃতি / Weight / Age

পরিপক্কতা : L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 21.6 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (সূত্র 365); common length : 15.0 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (সূত্র 365)

Short description বহিঃ অঙ্গ সংস্থান

Length: common up to 15 cm (Ref. 363).

Even if it currently does not have a commercial importance in the Mediterranean (rare on the markets of Cyprus, Israel and Turkey), this species can have a potential importance for fishing. Common on the markets of Suez and lsmaïlia. Maximum depth from Ref. 122160. Prefers soft bottoms in coastal waters but also tolerates open waters and sheltered brackish areas (Ref. 122163). Above muddy, sandy, argillaceous funds and of gravel at depths of 10 to 50 m (Ref. 365). Also over sandy-silt bottoms at depths between 150 and 200 m (Ref. 122160).

Life cycle and mating behavior পরিপক্কতা | প্রজনন | ডিম ছাড়া | Eggs | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা | Larvae

Some members of the order Stomatopoda pair for life and some come together only to mate. Males produce sperm ducts rather than spermatophores; females can brood a maximum of 50,000 eggs. Life cycle: Eggs hatch to a planktonic zoea which lasts for 3 months.