Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Scyllaridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 400 m (Ref. 122059). Tropical; 34°N - 14°N, 82°W - 60°W (Ref. 4)
Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda triangle, the coast of USA from North Carolina to south Florida the Bahamas and north of Puerto Rico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.3 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122328); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4)
Assumed total body length is 20 cm; carapace length is 4 to 6 cm (Ref. 4). It is found on the outer reefs. The larvae are planktonic (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 no interest
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).