Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Palinuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 122059). Tropical; 32°N - 10°N, 99°E - 123°E (Ref. 4)
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 35.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 346); common length : 28.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4); common length :16 cm BL (female)
A medium to large-sized crustacean. Body is greenish-brown, covered with hairs and well-developed spines. Eyes are brownish-black, with brown yellowish-white markings. Pereiopods are lined with a yellowish-white stripe which expands at the joints. Antennae long and thick, resembling a whip. Telson is flat, with a well-developed fan.
It has lengths of 16 to 28 cm (male) and 13 to 16 cm (female), total body length; 6.5 to 10.5 (male) and 5 to 6.5 (female), carapace length (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. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (25 of 100).