Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Pandalidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 100 - 1250 m (Ref. 104052), usually 230 - 730 m (Ref. 104052). Subtropical
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean: from Angola to northwest coast of Spain, and in the Mediterranean from the Alboran Sea, Crete Island, and Aegean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (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.
Williams, A.B., L.G. Abele, D.L. Felder, H.H. Hobbs Jr., R.B. Manning, P.A. McLaughlin and I. Pérez Farfante. 1988. (Ref. 2214)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.1 - 15.7, mean 9.2 (based on 685 cells).