Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Grapsidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 96667). Subtropical
Indo-Pacific and the Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
This species is oceanic, and is found on flotsam (Ref. 106682).
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.
Takeda, M. and R. Webber 2006 Crabs from Kermadec Islands in the South Pacific. In Y. Tomida (ed.) Proceedings of the seventh and eighth Symposia on Collection Building and Natural History Studies in Asia and the Pacific Rim. National Science Museum Monographs 34:191-237. (Ref. 84890)
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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More information
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): 20.5 - 29, mean 27.4 (based on 2882 cells).