Marshall Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Enewetak Atoll (Ref. 79155). C: Ref. 79155; O: Ref. 79155.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Garth, J.S., J. Haig and J.W. Knudsen, 1987
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Coral crab, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Carpiliidae (reef crabs)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

Récifal; profondeur 0 - 95 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical; 37°N - 32°S, 30°E - 108°W

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

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 / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm CW mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 343)

Description synthétique Morphologie

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 Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (Ref. 343)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Non évalué

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Poisonous to eat (Ref. 128968)

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.5 - 29, mean 27.9 (based on 1594 cells).

Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Carpilius convexus (Forsskål, 1775)