Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Squillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 10 - 100 m (Ref. 3099). Subtropical; 46°N - 10°N, 106°E - 144°E
Western Pacific: from Vietnam to northern Japan, south to Bohol, Philippines. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 9.6  range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3099)
Maximum depth from Ref. 80410. Demersal (Ref. 105264). Burrows in near-shore level-bottom substrates (Ref. 92) in sheltered embayment or estuaries (Ref. 3099). Occurs in muddy bottoms of bays and inlets (Ref. 105263). Feeds mainly on crustaceans, mollusks, polychaetes, and fish; occasionally on plant materials (Ref. 105093).
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 Stromatopods. p. 827-849. In Carpenter, K.E. and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO Species Identifidication Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 2. Cephalopods, crustaceans, holothurians and sharks. FAO Rome. (Ref. 92)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9.7 - 25.3, mean 15.8 (based on 374 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.72-0.82).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
Nutrients : Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.