Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Odontodactylidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 99185). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3160)
Pastels, with pink or purple uropods and antennal scales.
Taken together with lysiosquilids and squilids in trawling operations and at night with lights (Ref. 92). Burrows in level bottoms near shore (Ref. 92) with sandy mud substrates (Ref. 3099).
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. 1998. (Ref. 92)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.5 - 29, mean 28 (based on 1420 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
