Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Alpheidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 97531). Tropical
Western Atlantic: USA, throughout the Caribbean and Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80375)
Found on sandy substrates with abundant coral rubble and rocks, near Thalassia sp. beds, in crevices of coral rocks, among clumps of Halimeda sp. and sandy reefs of polychaetes (Ref. 80375).
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.
Anker, A., C. Hurt and N. Knowlton 2007 Revision of the Alpheus nuttingi (Schmitt) species complex (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae), with description of a new species from the tropical eastern Pacific. Zootaxa 1577:41-60. (Ref. 80375)
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 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): 23.4 - 28.3, mean 27.2 (based on 384 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
