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Mithraculus forceps   (Milne-Edwards, 1875)

Red-ridged clinging crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Mithraculus forceps  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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drawing shows typical species in Majidae.


United States (contiguous states) 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. 126225.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mantelatto, F.L.M., F.C.R. Faria and R.B. Garcia, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Majidae (spider crabs)

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

; profondeur 0 - 90 m (Ref. 97531).   Tropical; 37°N - 31°S, 100°W - 28°W

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic Ocean; Known from North Carolina, USA to Gulf of Mexico, Antilles and the Caribbean south to Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Dwells in reef and seagrass habitats in Belize. Forms facultative associations with sea anemones (Ref. 128695). Epibiotic.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
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Sources Internet

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Estimates based on models

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.