Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Alpheidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Eastern Central Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found in burrows of thalassinids in tidal flats (Ref. 79733).
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.
Dworschak, P.C., A. Anker and D. Abed-Navandi 2000 A new genus and three new species of alpheids (Decapoda: Caridea) associated with thalassinids. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 102B:301-320. (Ref. 79733)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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