Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Processidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 10 - 871 m (Ref. 80197), usually 200 - 400 m (Ref. 78235). Temperate; 63°N - 27°N, 18°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from British Isles down to Atlantic Morocco, and western Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 104052); 7.5 cm TL (female)
Minimum depth from Ref. 105475.
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.
Jennings, S., J. Lancaster, A. Woolmer and J. Cotter. 1999. (Ref. 3123)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.2 - 14.4, mean 10.7 (based on 190 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.7-1.1).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.