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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 238 - 702 m (Ref. 4), usually 350 - 450 m (Ref. 4). Tropical; 16°N - 38°S, 111°E - 130°E (Ref. 4)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: Australia and the Philippines.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122061); 15.7 cm TL (female)

It has carapace lengths of 3 to 8.6 cm (male), 2 to 7.4 (female), 4.7 to 8.2 cm and (ovigerous female) (Ref. 4). Prefers hard muddy substrates (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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.9 - 11.2, mean 10.2 (based on 35 cells).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Metanephrops velutinus Chan & Yu, 1991