Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Dromiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 3 - 55 m (Ref. 3174). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.3 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 3180); 1.05 cm CW (female)
Maximum size for females is from Ref. 3175.
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.
McLay, C.L. 2001 The Dromiidae of French Polynesia and a new collection of crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from the Marquesas Islands. Zoosystema 23(1):77-100. (Ref. 3174)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.6 - 28.7, mean 27 (based on 160 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.