Arcania undecimspinosa   De Haan, 1841

Three-spined box crab

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Leucosiidae

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

Benthic; depth range 14 - 420 m (Ref. 96667).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: South Africa to Japan, the Philippines and Marquesas.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.51 cm CW (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found subtidal, on sandy-muddy substrates (Ref. 125642).

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

Galil, B.S. and P.K.L. Ng. 2007. (Ref. 82538)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 13.6 - 27.6, mean 21.6 (based on 922 cells).