Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Palaemonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Host; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 83472). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 96667. Associated with echinoderms (Ref. 96667), specifically with echinoids (Refs. 102275, 129713).
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.
Bruce, A.J. 2005 Pontoniine shrimps from Papua New Guinea, with designation of two new genera, Cainonia and Colemonia (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 51(2):333-383. (Ref. 83471)
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): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 27.9 (based on 1827 cells).
