Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

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

Benthic; depth range 50 - 350 m (Ref. 4). Tropical; 18°N - 14°N, 26°W - 21°W (Ref. 4)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Central Atlantic: Endemic to Cape Verde Islands.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4); common length : 40.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)

Maximum depth from Ref. 106816. Found on steep rocky bottoms (Ref. 106816). In general, palinurids are mainly considered carnivores, usually feeding upon sluggish, easily captured animals where most material is eaten alive or freshly killed (Ref. 105260).

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. 127697)

Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Palinurus charlestoni Forest & Postel, 1964