Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Varunidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Western Pacific and Eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found in the mid-shore area of sheltered shores, under boulders (Ref. 125338). Part of both epibenthic and arboreal communities in mangrove areas (Ref. 128397).
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.
Benson, A.J., P.L. Fuller and C.C. Jacono. 2001. (Ref. 8125)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 130557)
Human uses
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Price category
Unknown.