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Myomenippe hardwickii   (Gray, 1831)

Mangrove stone crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Philippines 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 throughout the coasts of the Philippines except in Palawan.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ng, P.K.L., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mangrove stone crab, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Menippidae (stone crabs)

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

Associati a barriera corallina.   Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Western Central Pacific: throughout Southeast Asia, reaching the Philippines.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm CW maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. )

Short description Morfologia

Carapace ovate, covered with numerous very small granules; regions well defined; 4 broad lobiform teeth on each anterolateral margin. Eyes green in life. A larger molariform tooth at base of movable finger of larger chela. Carapace dirty-brown overall; eyes green, fingers black.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Occurs from shallow water to intertidal zones. Inhabits mangrove areas and prefers rocky areas, or areas densely covered by bivalves, such as Perna spp. Benthic. Tropical climate (Ref. 343).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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 Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

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


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Strumenti

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Fonti Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, ricerca) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.