Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Palaemonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 19 - 42 m (Ref. 83472). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Kenya to Japan, Caroline and Marshall Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Epizoic, subtidal (Ref. 106854). Inhabits muddy sand and rubble (Ref. 77944) and is associated with the gorgonian, Junceella sp. (Ref. 83471).
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.
Li, X., A.J. Bruce and R.B. Manning. 2004. (Ref. 77944)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.8 - 28.7, mean 27.7 (based on 284 cells).