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Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 1 - 155 m (Ref. 69553). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Africa to Japan, Australia and Gilbert Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 101096. Epizoic, subtidal on hard bottom (Ref. 106854). Found in dead coral heads and under rocks. Frequently associated with crinoids and occasionally with alcyonarians (Ref. 69553). Feeds on the mucus produced by feather stars and being a commensal, they also protect the feather star from its predators (Ref. 85383).
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.
Chace, F.A. Jr. 1988. (Ref. 69553)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.2 - 29, mean 27.9 (based on 1628 cells).