Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Nephropidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 170 - 1060 m (Ref. 4), usually 500 - 750 m (Ref. 4). Tropical; 35°N - 33°S, 32°E - 140°E (Ref. 4)
Indo-West Pacific and East Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 22.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122061); 18.4 cm TL (female); common length : 10.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
Carapace length: 2.2 to 7.1 cm (male), 1.4 to 7 cm (female), 4.2 to 7 (ovigerous females) (Ref. 4). Prefers soft muddy substrates (Ref. 4).
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.
Holthuis, L.B. 1991 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(13):292p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.2 - 12, mean 8.2 (based on 226 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
