Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Lithodidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 120 m (Ref. 123214). Polar; 67°N - 41°N, 145°E - 122°W
Arctic and Northern Pacific: from Hokkaido Japan, north to Kotzebue Sound, Alaska and south to Humboldt Bay, California. Polar to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 104115. Mainly lives in the littoral zone but found to a depth of 90 m (Ref.123216).
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.
Austin, W.C. 1999 Rare and endangered marine invertebrates in British Columbia. Proc. Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk, Kamloops, B. C., 15-19, Feb 1999. (Ref. 1306)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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