| Main Ref. | d'Acoz, C.D.U., 1993 |
| Mode | dioecism |
| Fertilization | |
| Spawning Frequency | |
| Batch Spawner | Yes Ref. |
| Reproductive Guild |
bearers External brooders |
| Description of life cycle and mating behavior | Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer (Ref. 833). Berried females migrate from littoral areas to more saline and deeper water (8-10 m) until hatching of eggs; afterwhich, they go back to moult and copulate (Ref. 128197). Larger females can breed twice or thrice annually (Ref. 128203). |
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