Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Sicyoniidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 70 m (Ref. 434). Tropical
Eastern Atlantic: from Western Sahara to Angola.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 434)
Prefers mud or sandy mud (Ref. 434).
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.
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 434)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 19.2 - 27.9, mean 25.6 (based on 60 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.