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Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Malacostraca >
Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) >
Ocypodidae (fiddler and ghost crabs)
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Tropical; 30°N - 30°S, 30°E - 171°W
Indo-Pacific. Tropical and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Inhabits low muddy areas along the edges of small streams (Ref. 104819). Also associated with sandy habitats in lagoonal beach (Ref. 104858), and intertidal mudflats (Ref. 128960). Feeds during low tide. Constructs mud hoods at the entrance of their burrows (Ref. 104819). Deposit feeder (Ref. 128960).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Tan, C.G.S. and P.K.L. Ng. 1994. (Ref. 81559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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