Malacostraca |
Stomatopoda |
Gonodactylidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 11 - 62 m (Ref. 3099). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 9 cm TL (female)
Minimum depth from Ref. 80410. Intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854). Inhabits sandy bays (Ref. 3533); shallow waters in sand flats, seagrass beds with coral rubble substrate (Ref. 80538) and also in reef flats or tidal flats under rock or boulders or inside rock crevices (Ref. 87055). Stomatopods are predators that require living prey (Ref. 833).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Some members of the order Stomatopoda pair for life and some come together only to mate. Males produce sperm ducts rather than spermatophores; females can brood a maximum of 50,000 eggs. Life cycle: Eggs hatch to a planktonic zoea which lasts for 3 months.
Ahyong, S.T. 2001 Revision of the Australian stomatopod Crustacea. Records of the Australian Museum (Suppl. 26):326 p. (Ref. 3099)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.3 - 29, mean 27.8 (based on 912 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
