Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Majidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 4 - 549 m (Ref. 78781). Subtropical; 35°S - 55°S, 164°E - 175°W (Ref. 78779)
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Temperate to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 10 - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 126800)
Maximum depth based on occurrence in the Snares Island, New Zealand (Ref. 78779). Species is found also in intertidal areas. Minimum depth range from Ref. 121895. Total length (including spreadout legs) may reach 1 m (Ref. 126800). Coastal waters (Ref. 121899). Found in shallow waters, at depths of 4 to 5 m (Ref. 121895). Intertidal to offshore waters, sometimes extending up to 549 m. Common in rock pools among seaweed or on sandy beaches (Ref. 78781).
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.
Fenwick, G.D. 1978 Decapoda of the Snares Island, New Zealand. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 12(2):205-209. (Ref. 78779)
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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Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7.6 - 10.9, mean 9.3 (based on 5 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
