Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Xanthidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found along the neritic zone, in reef areas. An omnivore/carnivore known to feed on polychaetes and small mollusks (Ref. 97241).
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.
Monteforte, M. 1987 The decapod reptantia and stomatopod crustaceans of a typical high island coral reef complex in French Polynesia (Tiahura, Moorea Island): zonation, community composition and trophic structure. Atoll Research Bulletin 309:1-37. (Ref. 97241)
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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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): 25.1 - 29.3, mean 28.1 (based on 1886 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
