Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Epialtidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 33 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 106819. Found in the littoral to sublittoral zones (30 m) (Ref. 77016). Inhabits areas with microalgae and is found on seagrass habitats with rocky or sandy muddy substrates (Ref. 85383).
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.
Tweedie, M.W.F. 1950 The fauna of the Cocos-Keeling Islands, Brachyura and Stomatopoda. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum, Singapore 22:102-148. (Ref. 3147)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.6 - 29.3, mean 28.2 (based on 3813 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
