Overview
Distribution
Range Description
This species is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific region including the Gulf of Aden, East Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Kenya, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar), the Bay of Bengal, Japan (Sagami Bay to Tosa Bay), Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia (West Australia and Queensland) (Holthuis 1991, Zarenkov 2006, DEWHA 2009). It is likely that this species is also distributed in: Malaysia, Cambodia, Viet Nam, southeast China, and Korea (A.C. Cockcroft and A. B. MacDiarmid pers. comm. 2008).
The type locality for this species is 25 miles off
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Fischer, W. & G. Bianchi (Eds.) (1984). FAO Species identification sheets For Fisheries Purposes: Western Indian Ocean. FAO, Rome.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5930
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Holthuis, L.B. 1991. FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. FAO fisheries Synopsis. 125 (13):292 p.
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
This deep sea species can be found at depths of 170-1,060 m, but is most commonly found between 500-750 m. This species inhabits soft muddy substrates, and can reach a maximum body length of 15 cm, although most commonly specimens are around 10 cm in size (Holthuis 1991).
Systems
- Marine
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Holthuis, L.B. 1991. FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. FAO fisheries Synopsis. 125 (13):292 p.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=42354
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 9 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 200 - 818
Temperature range (°C): 7.316 - 10.372
Nitrate (umol/L): 18.488 - 32.717
Salinity (PPS): 34.448 - 34.802
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.925 - 3.554
Phosphate (umol/l): 1.575 - 2.494
Silicate (umol/l): 27.363 - 73.996
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 200 - 818
Temperature range (°C): 7.316 - 10.372
Nitrate (umol/L): 18.488 - 32.717
Salinity (PPS): 34.448 - 34.802
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.925 - 3.554
Phosphate (umol/l): 1.575 - 2.494
Silicate (umol/l): 27.363 - 73.996
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
Red List Criteria
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Justification
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Trends
Population
Population Trend
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Threats
This species may be threatened locally by harvesting, but this is not considered a major threat to the species over its entire range.
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Management
Conservation Actions
There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species.
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