Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Diogenidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 7 - 30 m (Ref. 89503). Subtropical; 14°S - 34°S (Ref. 88738)
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Non-obligate Pocillopora coral associate. Uses shells of Caducifer decapitata englerti, Erosaria caputdraconis, Fossarus cumingii, Neothais nesiotes, Nerita sp., Planaxis akuana, Pascula critica and Nodilittorina pyramidalis pascua (Ref. 88738).
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.
Chilton, C. 1910 The Crustacea of the Kermadec Islands. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 43:544-573. (Ref. 89308)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 21.3 - 27.9, mean 25.7 (based on 408 cells).