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Pachygrapsus transversus (Gibbes, 1850)
African matchbox crab
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Grapsidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 97531). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Atlantic, Pacific and the Mediterranean: from Morocco to Angola and from USA to Peru.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.5 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 435)
Maximum carapace width: 1.8 cm (Ref. 435).
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.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 435)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.