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Tachypleus tridentatus (Leach, 1819)
| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| Tachypleus tridentatus AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Merostomata | Xiphosura | Limulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 92.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122452)
Short description Morphology
The horseshoe crab body is divided into three parts: the front dome-shaped prosoma, the middle marginally-spined opisthosoma, and the rear spike-like telson. The width of the prosoma is commonly in estimating the age and growth stages since it can be measured easily and yields the smalles errors in measurement (Ref. 127127).
Found in sandy and muddy shores (Refs. 127122, 65878). Occurs from low and high tide mark; often found at spring low tide (Ref. 1131) in mangrove swamps (Ref. 70). Breeds on sand patches at high tide (Ref. 68). Inhabits shallow intertidal pools dominated by Halophila beccarii. Juveniles burrow at low tide (Ref. 65787.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Chiu, H.M.C. and B. Morton. 2004. (Ref. 408)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Endangered (EN) (A4bcd); Date assessed: 22 July 2018
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 130560)
Human uses
| FIRMS (Stock assessments) | FishSource |
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Oxygen consumption
Human Related
Stamps, coins, misc.
Outreach
References
Internet sources
BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.