Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Alpheidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 37 m (Ref. 80403), usually ? - 15 m (Ref. 80375). Tropical
Eastern Pacific: from Central Gulf of California through Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Galapagos.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.5 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80404); 1.5 cm CL (female)
Combination depth range: min from estimate, max from literature. Mid-intertidal to 37 m (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. (Ref. 80375)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 127697)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Internet sources
Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.8 - 29.1, mean 28 (based on 136 cells).
