Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Axiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 1 - 6 m (Ref. 97531). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
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.
Felder, D.L., P.C. Dworschak, R. Robles, H.D. Bracken, A.M. Windsor, J.M. Felder and R. Lemaitre 2009 Obvious invaders and overlooked infauna: Unexpected contituents of the decapod crustacean assemblage at Twin Cays, Belize. p. 181-188. In M.A. Lang, I.G. Macintyre, and K. Ruetzler (eds.) Proceedings of the Smithsonian Marine Science Symposium. Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences. Vol. 38. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. (Ref. 86837)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Population dynamicsGrowth
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Length-frequencies
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.
