Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 0 - 5 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm CW पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 128968); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 100.00 g (Ref. 128968)
The carapace is bright orange in color with mosaic patterns. The walking legs have small hairs in their border (Ref. 128968)
Adults live along coral areas (Ref. 128968). This species is known to be one of the most poisonous crabs in the world. Its neurotoxin does not get denatured by heat even when cooked. It acquires the poisonous neurotoxin from its food, including a poisonous sea cucumber (Ref. 85383). Intertidal (Ref. 106854). Inhabits littoral and sublittoral areas with rocky and coral rubble substrates, and coral reefs (Ref. 85383).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Yeo, D.C.J., T. Swee Hee and P.K.L. Ng. 2008. (Ref. 85383)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 85383)
Human uses
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साधन
इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.8 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 2762 cells).