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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Olifants River estuary, Atlantic coast of Cape Province (Ref. 4).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Holthuis, L.B., 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Cape mud shrimp, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Upogebiidae (mud shrimps)

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

. Subtropical; 26°S - 37°S, 16°E - 35°E (Ref. 4)

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: South Africa and Mozambique.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cmCommon length : 1.6 cm TL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 4)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie

Rostrum ending in three teeth; the lateral teeth are placed at the end of a ridge that is separated from the central part of the dorsal surface of the rostrum by a deep groove. On the central part itself a very shallow median groove is present. There are no ventral teeth on the rostrum. The anterolateral border of the carapace with a single spine behind the eye. First pereiopods subchelate. Dactylus of adult male with a longitudinal groove on either lateral surface, and without a tooth on the cutting edge. Palm with 2 dorsal denticulate carinae. Merus without an anterodorsal spine. Coxae of first three pereiopods without spines (Ref. 4).

It has lengths of 1.5 to 1.6 cm, total body length; 2.7 to 6.5 cm, ovigerous females (Ref. 4). It burrows in sandy mud of estuaries form mid-tide to LWS [= Low water spring tide]. It is a detritus feeder (Ref. 4).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | 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.

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Niet beoordeeld

Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gebruik door de mens

Aas: usually
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Estimates based on models

Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Upogebia capensis (Krauss, 1843)