Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Hemisquillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 33 - 114 m (Ref. 3610). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica, Panama and USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 83920. This is a benthic species found in muddy and sandy bottoms (Ref. 83920).
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.
Cowles, D.L., J.R. Van Dolson, L.R. Hainey and D.M. Dick. 2006. (Ref. 3610)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Growth
Length-weight
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Morphology
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 14.8 - 21.5, mean 17.1 (based on 27 cells).
