Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Palaemonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1 - 1 m (Ref. 102556). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from Kenya to China, Australia and New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Found on shallow water among sea grasses and algae, e.g., off-shore Sargassum sp. Only Kemponia species found on floating Sargassum sp. (Ref. 81686).
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.
Bruce, A.J. 2004. (Ref. 81686)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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