Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Polychelidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 99 - 740 m (Ref. 79664). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Japan to the Philippines, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.69 cm CL (female)
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.
Ahyong, S.T. and T.-Y. Chan. 2008. (Ref. 81885)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.9 - 19.6, mean 13.3 (based on 223 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).