Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Palaemonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Host; depth range 14 - 34 m (Ref. 99823). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth based on type locality (Ref. 126337). Associated with sponges (Ref. 99823), including genera Gellius, Calllyspongia and Acarnus (Ref. 107318). Found on a cap rock covered with sand (Ref. 102805).
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.
Bruce, A.J. 1991 Shallow-water palaemonid shrimps from New Caledonia (Crustacea: Decapoda). Le Benthos des Fonds Meubles des Lagons de Nouvelle-Calédonie, 1. p. 221-279. In B. Richer de Forges (ed.) Etudes et Théses. ORSTOM, Paris. (Ref. 85138)
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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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): 20.9 - 28.9, mean 27.3 (based on 95 cells).
