Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Nephropidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 230 - 360 m. Tropical; 14°N - 10°N, 82°W - 73°W (Ref. 4)
Western Central Atlantic: Colombia and Panama.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 271)
It has a maximum total length of 20 cm (Ref. 271); and a carapace length between 4 and 9 cm (Ref. 4). Occurs at a depth range between 230 and 360 (-400) m with a soft substrate of mud or coralline rubble (Ref. 4).
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.
Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.4 - 14.8, mean 10.3 (based on 5 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.