Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Palinuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1 - 15 m. Subtropical; 39°N - 22°N, 116°E - 142°E (Ref. 4)
Western Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 4.2  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
It has lengths of 30 cm, maximum total body length; 25 cm, common length (Ref. 4). Occurs in depths between 1 and 15 m on rocky bottoms and inhabits shallow waters (Ref. 4).
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.
Holthuis, L.B. 1991 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(13):292p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture Systems: production search; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Resilience (Ref. 69278): |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.39) |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100). |
Price category (Ref. 80766): |
Very high. |