Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Alpheidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 35 m (Ref. 80391). Tropical
Eastern Pacific: Alaska to Gulf of California and Colombia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.4 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80391)
Combination depth range: min from estimate, max from literature. Found on rock coral and sand from the intertidal zone to 35 m (Ref. 80391).
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.
Salazar, M.H., M. Wicksten and J.J. Morrone. 2005. (Ref. 80391)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 12.4 - 28.7, mean 23.1 (based on 375 cells).