Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Lithodidae | Lithodinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 20 - 600 m (Ref. 865). Temperate
Eastern Pacific: USA, Alaska and Canada.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 22.5 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)
It is found on rocky and soft bottoms from shallow waters to a depth of 600 meters (Ref. 865).
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.
Marliave, J.B., C.J. Gibbs, D.M. Gibbs, A.O. Lamb and S.J.F. Young. 2011. (Ref. 93916)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.6 - 8.5, mean 5.8 (based on 167 cells).