Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Hemisquillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Pacific Ocean: USA, Chile and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 17.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3614)
Digs its own burrow in muddy and sandy level substrates (Ref. 3614).
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.
Reaka, M.L. and R.B. Manning 1981 The behavior of stomatopod Crustacea, and its relationship to rates of evolution. Journal of Crustacean Biology 1(3):309-327. (Ref. 3614)
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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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators 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
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
