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Lauridromia indica   (Gray, 1831)

Cannonball sponge crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Myanmar 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: Known from Mergui Archipelago.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: McLay, C.L., 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Cannonball sponge crab, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Dromiidae (sponge crabs)

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

; djupintervall 7 - 90 m (Ref. 3175).   Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.3 cm CW hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 343); 7 cm CW (female)

Short description Morfologi

Carapace rounded, much wider than long; surface convex, with dense pubescence; 6 anterolateral teeth. Spine present on outer margin of dactylus of last walking leg. Light brown with bright pink fingers.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Maximum size of male from Ref. 3175. Omnivorous, feeds on sea stars (Asteroidea). Carries sponges and colonial tunicates on back for camouflage (Ref. 343).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (Ref. 343)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.1 - 29.1, mean 28.2 (based on 1406 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.