Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Scyllaridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2 - 18 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical; 27°S - 30°S, 110°W - 107°W (Ref. 4)
Southern Pacific: Easter Island and French Polynesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
It has lengths of 11 cm, maximum total body length; 4 to 5 cm, carapace length (Ref. 4). It is found in shallow water among the rocks, the animals hide in the daytime in marine caves and crevices (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. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Abundance
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).