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) >
Ocypodidae (fiddler and ghost crabs)
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 97531). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Belize and Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 0.7  range ? - ? cm
Supratidal to intertidal (Ref. 97531). Occurs in mudflats (Ref. 104853). Scavenger, detritivore, feeding on macroalgae, mangrove leaves and small invertebrates (Ref. 111636). Deposit feeder (Ref. 66921).
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.
McKeon, C.S. and I.C. Feller. 2004. (Ref. 86356)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.2 - 28.1, mean 27.1 (based on 673 cells).
Price category
Unknown.