Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
Riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 0 - 95 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical; 37°N - 32°S, 30°E - 108°W
Indo-Pacific: from Japan, Hawaii and the Red Sea south to South Africa and Mozambique, west to Eastern Africa and east to French Polynesia and Easter Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm CW Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 343)
Carapace ovate; dorsal surface very smooth and convex. Color: uniform red to reddish brown, with irregular dark brown patches on the dorsal surface of carapace (Ref. 343). Pincers are stout and unequal in size (Ref. 128968).
Found under stones or cracks in coral reefs (Ref. 128968). Collected extensively for food in some areas (Ref. 343). May contain toxins that are undectectable in tests (Ref. 107779), and thus, may not be safe to eat (Ref. 128968). Found in the littoral to sublittoral zones (Ref. 77016). On rocky outcrops or coral reefs sheltering in crevices or under stones (Refs. 801, 9773). Reported to be mildly toxic (Ref. 103037). Benthic carnivore (Ref. 107079). Preys on tridacnids (Ref. 108392). Opportunistic scavenger. Feeds on plant material to benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9773).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | 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.
Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (Ref. 343)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES Status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Bedrohung für Menschen
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 128968)
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Mehr Information
Alter/GrößeWachstumLänge-GewichtLänge-LängeMorphologieLarvenDichte
Internet Quellen
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.5 - 29, mean 27.9 (based on 1594 cells).
Verwundbarkeit
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Preiskategorie
Unknown.