Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Squillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 4 - 60 m (Ref. 3620). Tropical; 32°N - 4°S, 115°W - 77°W
Eastern Pacific: from Sonora, Mexico to Tumbes, Peru.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 22.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 121707)
Minimum depth from Ref. 83920. Found in coastal waters (Ref. 121785), in the shelf (Ref. 104152). Benthic species found on sandy (Ref. 83920) and muddy bottoms (Ref. 104152).
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.
Landa-Jaime, V., J. Arciniega-Flores, R.G. de Quevedo-Machain, J.E. Michel-Morfin and G. González-Sansón. 1997 Soft-bottom decapod and stomatopod crustaceans of the continental shelf off Jalisco and Colima, Mexico. Ciencias Marinas 23(4):403-417. (Ref. 3616)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Abundance
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
