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Squilla mantis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spottail mantis shrimp| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| Squilla mantis AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Stomatopoda | Squillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 367 m (Ref. 363), usually 50 - 120 m (Ref. 436). Subtropical, preferred 20°C (Ref. 107945); 46°N - 17°S, 18°W - 36°E
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Atlantic from Gulf of Cadiz, Canary, Madeira Island and south to Angola, and the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 14.7, range 2 - 2.4 cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 363)
Short description Morphology
Stomatopod of average size; Maximum: 20 cm; common of 12 to 18 cm. Body: with very marked peaks, peaks sub median of the 5th abdominal segment with posterior spines; process lateral of the 5th thoracic segment ending in only one tooth very pointed and bent forwards. Dorsal face of the telson: with a median peak marked well and many small depressions, but deprived of lines of tubers. Dactyl of the leg: kidnapper armed with 6 spines, its regularly convex external edge. Coloring: yellowish or brownish; often reddish or bluish peaks. A dark line extends along the posterior edge from the thoracic segments, 6 to 8 and the abdominal segments, 1 to 5; a median rectangular spot sinks on the second abdominal segment; telson marked of yellow and with 2 spots dark chestnut surrounded of a white ring (Ref. 363).
Importance: Semi-industrial, artisanal and sporting fishing with basic trawls, trémails, bow nets, dredgers and seines of beach. Maximum depth from Ref. 106945.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Males produce sperm ducts rather than spermatophores; females can brood a maximum of 50,000 eggs (Ref. 833). Life cycle: Females incubate eggs in burrows (Ref. 108993). Eggs hatch to planktonic zoea which lasts for 3 months (Ref. 833). Mating behavior: Spawning occurs from winter to spring (Ref. 108993). Females spawn once only (Ref. 108996).
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Vacelet, J. 1987. (Ref. 363)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 12.2 - 19.3, mean 15.5 (based on 244 cells).
Resilience
(Ref. 69278):
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.41-1.45; tm=1).
Prior r = 0.52, 95% CL = 0.35 - 0.79, Based on 4 full stock assessments.
Nutrients : Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.