Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Xanthidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 6 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Madagascar to Hawaii.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Intertidal to shallow subtidal. Found under rubble (Ref. 132434).
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.
Mendoza, J.C.E. and P.K.L. Ng 2010 The euxanthine crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae) of the Philippines. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 58(1):57-74. (Ref. 84553)
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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Tools
More information
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): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 27.6 (based on 1404 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
