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

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Scyllaridae

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

Benthic; depth range 9 - 100 m (Ref. 104052), usually 15 - 75 m (Ref. 104052). Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Atlantic: Saint Helena.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 14.0 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 104052)

Found in rocky reefs (Ref. 89450), and on shell substrata (Ref. 104052).

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

IUCN. 2011. (Ref. 89450)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Internet sources

Scyllarides obtusus Holthuis, 1993