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). 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 (Ref. 833).
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. 123251)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 14.8 - 21.5, mean 17.1 (based on 27 cells).
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