Varuna litterata, Peregrine crab

Varuna litterata   (Fabricius, 1798)

Peregrine crab

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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Grapsidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल; खारा; गहराई सीमा 0 - 757 m (संदर्भ 96667).  Tropical

Distribution देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | भूमिका

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / आकार / Weight / Age

परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.4 cm CW पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (संदर्भ 125642)

Short description आकृति विज्ञान

Carapace squarish, surface smooth; front straight; anterolateral margins each with 3 very broad, low nut sharp teeth. Dactylus, propodus, and carpus of legs literally flattened, fringed with long, closely packed setae. Color: light brown to brownish grey on dorsal surfaces.

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Also collected by using fish corrals. Inhabits fresh and brackish waters (Ref. 77016). Generally estuarine; prefers areas faced by more oceanic waters. They prefer slow-moving or almost stagnant bodies of water. Species can be found up to 20 km from the sea in completely fresh water. Large or ovigerous specimens can be found in intertidal areas, frequently associated with floating clumps of brown algae, Sargassum spp. (Ref. 343).

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | 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 संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (संदर्भ 343)

IUCN Red List Status (संदर्भ 130435: Version 2024-2)


CITES status (संदर्भ 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (संदर्भ 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses


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साधन

अधिक जानकारी

Trophic Ecology
Food items (preys)
संघटक आहार
आहार खपत
परभक्षी
पारिस्थितिकी
Population dynamics
बाढ़
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
बहुतायत
Life cycle
पुनरुत्पत्ति
परिपक्व अवधि
Fecundity
मछलीऔ का अंडे देना
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Distribution
Physiology
Oxygen consumption

इंटरनेट स्रोत

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, खोज) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.6 - 24.6, mean 17.7 (based on 745 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (संदर्भ 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (संदर्भ 80766): Unknown.