Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Grapsidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical; 35°N - 28°S, 36°E - 177°W
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 107481); 5.914 cm CL (female)
Carapace rounded; front straight, entire; anterolateral margins rounded, each with 1 tooth; lateral regions with numerous oblique striae. Fingertips strongly spooned. Color: carapace with green and white transverse markings.
Common species on exposed rocky shores, observed in large populations (Ref. 106287). Also caught by special nets (343). Found out of the water, on rocks in the splash zone (Refs. 343, 127957) and in the infratidal zone (Ref. 3565). Intertidal on rocky shores and reef tops exposed to wave action (Ref. 801), and mudflats (Ref. 128960). Restricted to offshore islands. Key species for healthy exposed rocky shores (Ref. 801). Herbi-/omnivorous (Refs. 127957, 128960).
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: subsistence fisheries
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25 - 29.3, mean 28.3 (based on 2785 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.