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Pachygrapsus transversus (Gibbes, 1850)
African matchbox crab
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Grapsidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 97531). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Atlantic, Pacific and the Mediterranean: from Morocco to Angola and from USA to Peru.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.5 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 435)
Maximum carapace width: 1.8 cm (Ref. 435). Found on intertidal splash and spray zone. Also on emergent vegetation (Ref. 435).
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
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 435)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.