Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
Revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 10 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to French Polynesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm CL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 128968)
The carapace has protruding frontal borders which are divided into four lobes (first three are rounded and the fourth is tooth-like. The body is covered with eye-like chocolate brown spots and smooth, well-defined lobules. Both front pincers are of the same size, while the walking legs are fringed with long hairs (Ref. 128968).
Adults occur in coral reefs, hidden under rocks during the day. Nocturnal (Ref. 128968). The shell and flesh of this species contain neosaxitoxin, saxitoxin, and tetrodotoxin (Ref. 107779, 128965) which have been proven to be fatal when ingested (Ref. 128965).
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.
MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 107779)
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Age/SizeTillväxtLength-weightLength-lengthMorfologiLarverAbundans
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.6 - 29.3, mean 28.3 (based on 3236 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.