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Matuta victor   (Fabricius, 1781)

Common moon crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Matuta victor  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Brunei Darussalam 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/bx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ng, P.K.L., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Calappidae (box crabs)

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

; tiefenbereich 0 - 20 m (Ref. 343).   Tropical

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Einführungen

Indo-Pacific: Southeast Asia to Fiji and New Hebrides.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?, range 3 - 4.46 cm Max length : 5.0 cm CW Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 343)

Kurzbeschreibung Morphologie

Carapace rounded, with 2 long, well-developed lateral spines; anterolateral margins gently serrated. Outer surface of palm with low but distinct oblique ridge. Color: yellowish ground color with numerous fine black spots and several larger ones on carapace; legs and chelae bright yellow.

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Caught by local communities in nets, by hand or beach seines. On sandy areas (Ref. 343), and intertidal mudflats (Refs. 128960, 9773). Carnivorous and facultative scavengers. Preys mainly on crustaceans and mollusks; smaller individuals on small, soft-shelled species while larger individuals eat slow-moving invertebrates like anomurans, bivalves and gastropods (Ref. 102715). Scavenger-predator (Ref. 128960). Usually seen swimming along the tidal current. Known to burrow in sand (Ref. 9773).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

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

Hauptreferenz Referenzen | Koordinator | Partner

Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (Ref. 343)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES Status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Bedrohung für Menschen

  Harmless

Nutzung durch Menschen

Fischereien: kleinfischerei
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.8 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2487 cells).
Verwundbarkeit (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766): Unknown.