Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Leucosiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 135 m (Ref. 96667), usually 0 - 23 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Japan and Hawaii to Australia and South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 106682. Found on corals, sandy bottoms and near coral reefs (Ref. 89503).
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.
Tweedie, M.W.F. 1950 The fauna of the Cocos-Keeling Islands, Brachyura and Stomatopoda. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum, Singapore 22:102-148. (Ref. 3147)
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
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): 18.4 - 28.6, mean 27.1 (based on 642 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
