Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Xanthidae
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
Rifbewoner; diepte 0 - 30 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm CW mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 128968); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 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). Maximum depth from Ref. 132434. Intertidal (Ref. 106854). Inhabits littoral and sublittoral areas with rocky and coral rubble substrates, and coral reefs (Ref. 85383). Reaches depths of 30 meters. In rock crevices (Ref. 132434).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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 Horseshoe crabs (Phylum Arthropoda: Subphylum Chelicerata: Class Merostomata) and Decapod crustaceans (Phylum Arthropoda: Subphylum Crustacea: Order Decapoda). In pp. 110-128, 259-262, Davison, G.W.H.; Ng, P.K.L.; Ho, H.C., 2008. The Singapore Red Data Book: Threatened plants and animals of Singapore. Singapore: The Nature Society, 285pp. (Ref. 85383)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Gevaar voor de mens
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 85383)
Gebruik door de mens
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Trofische ecologieVoedsel (prooien)
Dieetsamenstelling
Voedselconsumptie
Predatoren
LevenscyclusVoortplantingMaturiteitFecunditeitPaaienEierenOntwikkeling van de eierenLarven FysiologieZuurstofverbruik
Menselijk gerelateerdPostzegels, munten, diversen.
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Schattingen op basis van modellen
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 71543) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). |