Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Aethridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 57 - 219 m (Ref. 74478). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Cocos Island and Costa Rica.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.1 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 74478); 5.06 cm CW (female)
Found on sand rocks, coralline and shell rubble (Ref. 74478).
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.
Zimmerman, T.L. and J.W. Martin 1999 Brachyuran crabs of Cocos Island (isla del Coco), Costa Rica: Leucosiidae, Calappidae, and Parthenopidae, with descritpions of two new species. Journal of Crustacean Biology 19(3):643-668. (Ref. 74478)
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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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): 13.9 - 15.2, mean 14.8 (based on 5 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
