Matuta victor (Fabricius, 1781)

Common moon crab

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

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Matuta victor AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

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

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Calappidae

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

; Mức độ sâu 0 - 20 m (Tài liệu tham khảo 343). Tropical

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

Indo-Pacific: Southeast Asia to Fiji and New Hebrides.

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

Chín muồi sinh dục: L_m ?, range 3 - 4.46 cm Max length : 5.0 cm CW con đực/không giới tính; (Tài liệu tham khảo 343)

Short description Hình thái học

Carapace rounded, with 2 long, well-developed lateral spines; anterolateral margins gently serrated. Outer surface of palm with low but distinct oblique ridge. Color: yellowish ground color with numerous fine black spots and several larger ones on carapace; legs and chelae bright yellow.

Caught by local communities in nets, by hand or beach seines. On sandy areas (Ref. 343), and intertidal mudflats (Refs. 128960, 9773). Carnivorous and facultative scavengers. Preys mainly on crustaceans and mollusks; smaller individuals on small, soft-shelled species while larger individuals eat slow-moving invertebrates like anomurans, bivalves and gastropods (Ref. 102715). Scavenger-predator (Ref. 128960). Usually seen swimming along the tidal current. Known to burrow in sand (Ref. 9773).

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.