Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Xanthidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 0 - 30 m (Αναφ. 128968), usually 0 - 10 m (Αναφ. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Carapace is broad and oval in shape with brownish-yellow color. Pincers have the same length while the legs are hardly pitted with fine hairs (Ref. 128968).
Usually found in rocky and sandy bottoms (Ref. 128968). Marginal levels of toxicity were detected in this species which may contribute to human poisoning (Ref. 107779). Intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854). Preys on tridacnids (Ref. 108392).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | 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.
Tweedie, M.W.F. 1950 A collection of crabs from Aor Island, South China Sea. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 21:83-96. (Αναφ. 81564)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat (Αναφ. 107779)
Human uses
| FishSource |
Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Population dynamicsΑύξησηMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionΑφθονία Life cycleΑναπαραγωγήΓεννητική ΩρίμανσηΓονιμότηταΓεννοβολίαEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.5 - 29.2, mean 28.1 (based on 3251 cells).