Grapsus grapsus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lightfoot crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050

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Grapsus grapsus AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

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Grapsus grapsus

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Grapsidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / Mức độ sâu / distribution range Sinh thái học

; Mức độ sâu 0 - 5 m (Tài liệu tham khảo 106471). Tropical; 40°N - 35°S, 126°W - 28°E

Distribution Các nước | Các khu vực của FAO | Các hệ sinh thái | Những lần xuất hiện | Những chỉ dẫn

Indo-Pacific and Atlantic: from Baja California (Mexico) to Chile, including Clipperton Island, Galapagos Islands and other Pacific oceanic islands; from south Florida to central America, West Indies, to Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil, to western Africa and Portugal, including Azores, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, Ascension and Saint Helena. Subtropical and tropical.

Length at first maturity / Bộ gần gũi / Weight / Age

Chín muồi sinh dục: L_m ?, range 3 - 3.38 cm Max length : 7.7 cm CL con đực/không giới tính; (Tài liệu tham khảo 435)

Maximum carapace width: 8.7 cm. Inhabits rocks near water line and is very active on land, taking refuge in the sea when threatened (Ref. 435). Supralittoral to intertidal (Ref. 104055). Abundant in splash zones (Ref. 105697). On rubbles (Ref. 106471). Feeds on cirripedes, mytilids, and porcelain crabs; occasionally acts as a scavenger. Also preys upon sea turtles and on the lookout for marine birds nest (Ref. 106452). Herbivorous (Ref. 106455).

Life cycle and mating behavior Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Eggs | Sự sinh sản | 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.