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Calcinus elegans   (Milne-Edwards, 1836)

Elegant hermit

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Calcinus elegans  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Calcinus elegans

Palau country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 78407.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ps.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Baba, K., 1982
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Electric blue hermit crab, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Diogenidae (left-handed hermit crabs)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 0 - 10 m (Ref. 8423).   Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits intertidal and subtidal to 10 m, on rock bottoms, boulders and coral rubble. It is sometimes found on rock platforms in the splash zone (Ref. 81753); also in mangrove (Ref. 114915). Prefers nocturnal foraging within seagrass habitat (Ref. 114915).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Markham, J.C. 2003. (Ref. 2782)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.3 - 29.2, mean 28 (based on 3134 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.