Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Thoridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 59 m (Ref. 97531). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Costa Rica, Bonaire and USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found in rocky and sandy bottoms, seagrass beds (Ref. 83922) and other submerged vegetation (Ref. 97531).
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.
Vittor, B.A. 2001 Florida Bay macroinvertebrate community assessment, August 2000. NOAA, NOS, Charleston, SC 29412. (Ref. 8431)
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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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.5 - 28, mean 26.3 (based on 258 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
