Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Squillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 79 m (Ref. 126561). Tropical
Western Pacific: Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 16.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85119); 16.4 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 47.00 g (Ref. 85119); max. published weight: 47.00 g
Inhabits the littoral zone (Ref. 80410).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Some members of the order Stomatopoda pair for life and some come together only to mate. Males produce sperm ducts rather than spermatophores; females can brood a maximum of 50,000 eggs. Life cycle: Eggs hatch to a planktonic zoea which lasts for 3 months.
Manning, R.B. 1995 Stomatopod Crustacea of Vietnam: the legacy of Raoul Serène. Crustacean Research (Special No. 4): 1-339, figs. 1-142, pl. 1-38. (Ref. 3145)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Predators
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).