Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Odontodactylidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 305 m (Ref. 99185). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia and Indonesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 99823.
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.
Erdmann, M.V. and J.S. Pet 2002 A rapid marine survey of the northern Raja Ampat Islands Henry Foundation: The Nature Conservancy/NRM/EPIQ June 2002. http://www.coraltriangle.org/downloads/Raja4%20trip%20report.pdf (Ref. 78697)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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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): 19.1 - 27.8, mean 24.3 (based on 277 cells).
