Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Squillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 73 m (Ref. 83920). Tropical
Eastern Pacific
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 104052); common length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 104052)
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.
Vargas, R. 2009. (Ref. 83920)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Diet
Food consumption
Ration
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Age/Size
Length-weight
Length-length
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.4 - 29, mean 27.8 (based on 42 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).