(Fabricius, 1793)
Zoea [Homola barbata, Homola barbata 1]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 7.
Morphological characters of zoea not described.
Megalopa
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1.
Morphological characters of megalopa not described.
Larval stages described by Rice and Provenzano, 1970.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Virginia to South of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The West Indies, Central America, northern South America and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul)
Oriental Atlantic: Portugal and Africa; Mediterranean Sea.
Depth range of adult
30 - 680 m.