Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Palaemonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
. Tropical
Western Pacific: Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and Marshall Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Small, with a body length of 1 to 2 cm. Color varies with the host: from bright to dark red, and purple to almost black, with seven fine longitudinal white lines. Rostrum is straight, with four to five dorsal teeth. Ventral teeth absent.
Found clinging to the spines of sea urchins, with claws normally extended in parallel with the body (Ref. 125532).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.
Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng 2008 Horseshoe crabs (Phylum Arthropoda: Subphylum Chelicerata: Class Merostomata) and Decapod crustaceans (Phylum Arthropoda: Subphylum Crustacea: Order Decapoda). In pp. 110-128, 259-262, Davison, G.W.H.; Ng, P.K.L.; Ho, H.C., 2008. The Singapore Red Data Book: Threatened plants and animals of Singapore. Singapore: The Nature Society, 285pp. (Ref. 85383)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
