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Uca maracoani (Latreille, 1802)
Brazilian fiddler crab
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Ocypodidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 1.8 range ? - ? cm
Forms simple, unbranched and relatively shallow burrows, approximately 40 cm deep, that may be shared (Ref. 104847). Deposit feeder (Ref. 66921).
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
Bezerra, L.E.A., C.B. Dias, J.O. de Morias and H. Matthews-Cascon. 2011. (Ref. 92173)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Estimates based on models
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.