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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 1 - 180 m (Ref. 122680). Tropical; 28°N - 16°N, 178°W - 152°W (Ref. 4)

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Eastern Central Pacific: Endemic to Hawaii.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cmCommon length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)

Carapace length: 12 cm (Ref. 4). Occurs from depths down to 143 m, but usually in shallow water, in well protected places on a rocky substrate, under rocks and rock crevices (Ref. 4). Also found under ledges (Ref. 122680). Nocturnal (Ref. 4). Feeds across sandy bottom areas that are next to reefs. Healthy coral reefs are important habitat. Carnivorous and feeds at night on mollusks, echinoderms, crustaceans and fish (Ref. 122680).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Panulirus marginatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)