Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Majidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 300 m (Ref. 105768). Subtropical; 46°N - 7°S, 26°W - 37°E
Eastern Atlantic from Portugal to the Gulf of Guinea off Congo including the Canary Islands, and from eastern Mediterranean Sea to as far north as Elba Island, Italy.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 106304.
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.
MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)
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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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 12.6 - 19.2, mean 15.2 (based on 203 cells).