Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Matutidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 343). Tropical; 30°N - 38°S, 32°E - 177°W
Indo-West Pacific: From East Africa to Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Tropical to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 3.3 range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.9 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 119018); 5.9 cm CW (female); max. published weight: 39.90 g (Ref. 119018); max. published weight: 39.90 g
Caught in nets for food. Occurs from intertidal zone to a depth of 50 m. Found on muddy sand or broken shells bottoms (Ref. 106341), and sandy silty shores near seagrass (Ref. 106287).
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.
Hosie, A.M., A. Sampey, P.J. Davie and D.S. Jones 2015 Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: crustaceans. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 84:247-285. (Ref. 106854)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29.1, mean 28 (based on 1156 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
