Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Squillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 92). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Japan to Red Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 26.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3099); common length : 17.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92)
Collected with trawl, traps, or hook-and-line. Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Prefers sandy-muddy or shelly substrates in shallow coastal waters such as estuaries and embayments (Ref. 3099, 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. 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): 23.1 - 29.1, mean 28 (based on 2274 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.75-1.1).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
