Solenocera melantho, Razor mud shrimp : fisheries

Solenocera melantho   De Man, 1907

Razor mud shrimp

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Solenoceridae

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

Benthic; depth range 60 - 400 m (Ref. 409).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Pacific: Indonesia to Japan and the Philippines.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 2.9, range 2 - ? cm Max length : 11.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 78196); 15 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 15.60 g (Ref. 78196); max. published weight: 15.60 g

Short description Morphology

Common body length: 7.0 and 12.0 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 78196. Inhabits the upper slopes of continental shelves at depths from 78 to 400 m, on sandy mud bottom (Ref. 409).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Chan, T.Y. 1998. (Ref. 409)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 9 - 22.5, mean 18 (based on 194 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.93-1.26; tm=1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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