Hong Kong country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Uneven local distribution. More numerous in western waters. Known from Lau Fau Shan, Lung Kwu Sheung Tan, Lamma Channel, Kau Pei Chau, and Sharp Island (Ref. 127122). Also known from Tong Fuk Miu Wan and Shui Hau Wan, Lantau Island (Refs. 125407, 125869). C: Refs. 1131, 125407, 125869, 127122, 127127.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lee, C.N. and B. Morton, 2005
National Database:

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Tri-spine horseshoe crab, ... more

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

> Xiphosura (Horseshoe crabs) > Limulidae ()

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

; saumâtre. Tropical

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 92.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 122452)

Description synthétique Morphologie

The horseshoe crab body is divided into three parts: the front dome-shaped prosoma, the middle marginally-spined opisthosoma, and the rear spike-like telson. The width of the prosoma is commonly in estimating the age and growth stages since it can be measured easily and yields the smalles errors in measurement (Ref. 127127).

Found in sandy and muddy shores (Refs. 127122, 65878). Occurs from low and high tide mark; often found at spring low tide (Ref. 1131) in mangrove swamps (Ref. 70). Breeds on sand patches at high tide (Ref. 68). Inhabits shallow intertidal pools dominated by Halophila beccarii. Juveniles burrow at low tide (Ref. 65787.

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Chiu, H.M.C. and B. Morton. 2004. (Ref. 408)

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

Menacé (EN) (A4bcd); Date assessed: 22 July 2018

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Poisonous to eat (Ref. 130560)

Utilisations par l'homme

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Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Tachypleus tridentatus (Leach, 1819)