Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Epialtidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 330 - 610 m (Ref. 85217). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia; Coral Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Depth range is based on occurrence in New Caledonia (Ref. 85217); to be replaced with a better reference.
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.
de Forges, B.R. and P.K.L. Ng 2009 On the majoid genera Oxypleurodon Miers, 1886, and Sphenocarcinus A. Milne-Edwards, 1875 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Epialtidae), with descriptions of two new genera and five new species. The Raffles Bulettin of Zoology 2009(20):247-266. (Ref. 85217)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
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): 6.6 - 7.1, mean 6.9 (based on 6 cells).
