Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Porcellanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 22 - 72 m (Ref. 76997). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 98926. Found in muddy sublittoral areas. Known to be a commensal of the sea pen Pteroides (Ref. 85383). In Hong Kong, the host was observed to be Pteroeides sparmanni.
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.
Komai, T. 2000. (Ref. 76997)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.6 - 28.4, mean 27.4 (based on 288 cells).