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Cardisoma carnifex   (Herbst, 1796)

Brown land crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Cardisoma carnifex  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Cambodia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cb.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ng, P.K.L., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Chestnut crab, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Malacostraca > Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Gecarcinidae (land crabs)

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

Benthic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 343)

Short description Morphology

Carapace subovate, swollen, surface smooth; setose area on pterygostomial and subbranchial regions small, not extending to branchiostegal region. Third maxilliped with well-developed flagellum on exopod, entirely covered by setae. Adult males with one chela greatly enlarged. Merus of legs not distinctly lined with stiff setae. Color: brown to brownish grey.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

It has a low market value, caught by hand or with special traps, and is sold live (Ref. 106287). Semi-terrestrial (Ref. 97241). Inhabits back mangroves or similar brackish-water habitats. Larvae is released into the sea and return back to land upon completion of their development (Ref. 343).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.1 - 28.3, mean 26.8 (based on 726 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.