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Goniopsis cruentata   (Latreille, 1802)

Purple mangrove crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Trinidad and Tobago country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from L'Ebranche River, Nariva River and Cocorite Swamp (Ref. 105715). C: Ref. 105715.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/td.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.cep.unep.org/trini_tbgo/fisheries/index.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: von Hagen, H.O., 1977
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Grapsidae (shore, marsh, and talon crabs)

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

; saumâtre; profondeur 0 - 2 m (Ref. 101599).   Tropical; 33°N - 30°S, 98°W - 14°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean: from Florida to Bermuda, Mexico, Belize, Panama, the Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, to Brazil (Para to Santa Catarina, including Fernando de Noronha), and the eastern Atlantic, from Senegal to Angola.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm 2.5, range 2 - 2.9 cm Max length : 5.6 cm CW mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 102095); 5.1 cm CW (female)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits brackish muddy waters, often in mangrove swamps (Ref. 435), able to move fast between the roots and trunks of trees (Ref. 104080). Found in burrows (Ref. 86356), from intertidal to supratidal waters (Ref. 97531). Excellent predator in the mangroves (Ref. 104080). Feeds on mangrove propagules and animal matter (Ref. 86356). First marine crab reported to feed on an amphibian Leptodactylus macrosternum, wherein the frog was found near the crab's burrow (Ref. 104080).

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 435)

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

  Non évalué 

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
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Écologie
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Fécondité
Œufs
Développement de l'œuf
Références
Mass conversion

Sources Internet

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.2 - 28.1, mean 27.4 (based on 644 cells).
Résilience (Ref. 69278) Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (K=2.24-2.5; tm=0.23).
Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.