Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Portunidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 1 - 114 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Mozambique to Mauritius and the Philippines.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 3 - 6.1 cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 106682. Intertidal (Ref. 8752) and subtidal (Ref. 106854). A swimming crab inhabiting the lower intertidal zone, hiding under boulders or burrowing in mud (Ref. 127107). Has a broad diet; feeds ravenously on the mussel Perna viridis (Ref. 102692). Also feeds on macroalgae and small invertebrates (Ref. 95905).
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.
Estampador, E.P. 1959. (Ref. 81840)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 130551)
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Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.3 - 29, mean 27.8 (based on 1142 cells).