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Calappa rubroguttata   Herklots, 1851

Spotted box crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Calappa rubroguttata  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Liberia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 2708; M: Ref. 435.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/li.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Calapa manchada, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Calappidae (box crabs)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

; diepteverspreiding 0 - 90 m (Ref. 435), usually 4 - 40 m (Ref. 435).   Tropical; 17°N - 19°S, 25°W - 14°E

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Eastern Atlantic: Western African coast from Mauritania to Namibia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.8 cm CW mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 435)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (b.v. epibenthic)

Occurs at depths from shore to 90 m (Refs. 435, 2708); common at depths of 4 to 40 m. Burrows in sand or fine gravel and also in bottoms with other sediments. (Ref. 435). Can live on all level substrates but may prefer sand (Ref. 2708). In general, Calappa feeds upon molluscs and hermit crabs in gastropod shells. Their right claw is used for crushing shells of prey while their left claw is used as a cutter (Ref. 105092).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 435)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet beoordeeld 

Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaarlijk voor mensen

  Harmless

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 21.7 - 28, mean 26.2 (based on 116 cells).
Kwetsbaarheid (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Unknown.