Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Calappidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 50 - 260 m (Ref. 99823). Subtropical
Western Pacific: Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam and New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Miminum depth range from Ref. 132434. Subtidal, from depths of 50 to 260 meters. On substrates composed of fine sand, mud, or clay (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.
Ng, P.K.L. and B.R. De Forges 2007 The Brachyura of New Caledonia. In Payri C.E., Richer de Forges B. (Eds). Compendium of marine speices of New Caledonia. Doc. Sci. Tech. 117 second edition, IRD Noumea, pp 315-331. (Ref. 77902)
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 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): 17.6 - 26.6, mean 21.2 (based on 97 cells).
