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Gonodactylaceus falcatus   (Forsskål, 1775)


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Gonodactylaceus falcatus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Saudi Arabia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Jeddah.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sa.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ahyong, S.T., 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mantis shrimp, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Malacostraca > Stomatopoda (Mantis shrimps) > Gonodactylidae (gonodactylid mantis shrimps)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 110 m (Ref. 96667).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3099); 8 cm TL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Max. length of unsexed species from Ref. 3248. Intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854). Prefers coral and rocky reefs. Usually under boulders and coral rubble or in rock crevices and sponge (Ref. 3099). Also inhabits dead coral habitats (Ref. 7868).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Ahyong, S.T. 2001. (Ref. 3099)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 21.3 - 28.7, mean 27.3 (based on 914 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).