Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Coenobitidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 25 m (Ref. 115299). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 0 - ? cm
Found in the supralittoral zone of sandy beaches (Ref. 107485). Semi-terrestrial (Ref. 108393). Found between tide marks up to 25 m (Ref. 115299). In burrows and among coastal vegetation during daytime and emerges at night to scavenge close to high waters (Ref. 108393). Digs as deep as 15 cm into the sand or crawls into reef cavities. Fills up shells with seawater and feeds on Sargassum weeds (Ref. 115299).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Naderloo, R. and M. Türkay. 2012. (Ref. 106819)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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