Charybdis lucifera   (Fabricius, 1798)

Yellowish brown crab
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Portunidae

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

Benthic; depth range 5 - 100 m (Ref. 125642).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: Oman, India, Sri Lanka; towards Japan, south to Indonesia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 47.4 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 119322); max. published weight: 50.00 g (Ref. 119322)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found subtidal on substrates of sand, mud, or rocky reefs, from depths of 5 to 100 meters (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

Chou, W-R., S-H. Lai and L-S. Fang. 1999. (Ref. 3208)

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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