Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Malacostraca >
Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) >
Majidae (spider crabs)
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 343). Tropical
Indo-Pacific, eastwards to Hawaii.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 343)
Carapace pear-shaped, with 2 pronounced rostral horns. Color: brown overall.
Minimum depth from Ref. 96667. Benthic. Occurs from intertidal areas to a depth of 40 m (Ref. 343). Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Found on rocks, especially near reefs (Ref. 343).
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.
Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (Ref. 343)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 130551)
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29, mean 27.7 (based on 836 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.