Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Homolidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 10 - 1212 m (Ref. 417), usually 80 - 350 m (Ref. 417). Tropical; 56°N - 4°S, 32°W - 25°E
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from Azores to Ireland, south to Gabon and east to Greece.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 105844. Occurs at depths from 10 to 1000 m, common on depths of 80 to 350 m (Ref. 417).
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.
Schneider, W. 1990 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea. Prepared and published with the support of the FAO Regional Office for Africa. Rome: FAO. 268 p. (Ref. 417)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators 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): 7.3 - 15.9, mean 11.1 (based on 542 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
