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Metaplax elegans   de Man, 1888

Orange signaller crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Metaplax elegans  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Malaysia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Penang (Ref. 107922), and Sarawak (Ref. 113599). C: Refs. 107922, 113599.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/my.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Davie, P.J.F., 1992
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Orange signaller crab, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Varunidae ()

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

; salobre; rango de profundidad 1 - 3 m (Ref. 107922).   Tropical; 27°N - 9°S, 78°E - 122°E

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Introducciones

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.5 cm CW macho / no sexado; (Ref. 107922)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Max length based on Ref. 107922; to be replaced with a better reference. In mudflats (Ref. 107922).

Main reference Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Sastranegara, M.H., H. Fermon and M. Mühlenberg. 2003. (Ref. 104837)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses


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