Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Palinuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 50 - 400 m (Ref. 114314). Tropical; 18°N - 14°N, 26°W - 21°W (Ref. 4)
Eastern Central Atlantic: Endemic to Cape Verde Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4); common length : 40.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
Maximum depth from Ref. 106816. Found on steep rocky bottoms (Refs. 106816, 114314). Prefers water temperatures of 13°C to 14°C (Ref. 114314). In general, palinurids are mainly considered carnivores, usually feeding upon sluggish, easily captured animals where most material is eaten alive or freshly killed (Ref. 105260).
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: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
