Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Squillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 7 - 120 m (Ref. 3620). Tropical; 25°N - 4°S, 108°W - 78°W
Eastern Pacific: from Sinaloa, Mexico to Mancora, Peru.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 121707)
Minimum depth from Ref. 104152.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | 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.
Landa-Jaime, V., J. Arciniega-Flores, R.G. de Quevedo-Machain, J.E. Michel-Morfin and G. González-Sansón. 1997. (Ref. 3616)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 19.3 - 27, mean 23.4 (based on 21 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).