Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Dromiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; गहराई सीमा 5 - 112 m (संदर्भ 3174). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: From the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii and French Polynesia.
Length at first maturity / आकार / Weight / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm CW पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (संदर्भ 3174); 17.2 cm CW (female)
Carapace rounded, as wide as or slightly wider than long; surfaces convex, with dense pubiscence; 5 anterolateral teeth, median ones largest. No spine present on outer margin of dactylus of last walking leg. Color: light brown overall with pink fingers.
Largest dromiid known (Refs. 343, 122680). Epizoic. Subtidal on hard bottom (Ref. 106854). Occurs at depths of 5 to 50 m. Prefers moderately shallow waters with rocky-muddy substrates, sometimes near reefs. Omnivorous, feeds on sea stars. Carries sponges and colonial tunicates on its back for camouflage (Ref. 343). Can occasionally be found sheltering under old bivalve shells (Ref. 125338). Predator (Ref. 128960).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | 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.
Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (संदर्भ 343)
IUCN Red List Status
(संदर्भ 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (संदर्भ 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (संदर्भ 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
मात्स्यिकी: लघु वाणिज्य
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साधन
अधिक जानकारी
Population dynamicsबाढ़Max. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionभर्तीबहुतायत Life cycleपुनरुत्पत्तिपरिपक्व अवधिFecundityमछलीऔ का अंडे देनाEggsEgg developmentLarvaeलारवल गतिकी Human RelatedAquaculture profiles
Stamps, coins, misc.
इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22 - 29, mean 27.8 (based on 1662 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.