Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Gecarcinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Carapace distinctly transversely ovate, swollen, surfaces smooth; orbits relatively small, eyes slanted obliquely in adults; third maxilliped without any flagellum on exopod. Color: purple brown to purple and reddish purple.
Fully terrestrial, can be found many kilometers away from the sea. Inhabits shallow burrows or under trees and rocks in undisturbed forests in isolated islands, where they may be very common. Larvae is released into sea, which return to land upon completion of their development. Occasionally collected for food (Ref. 343).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | 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. (Ref. 343)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Price category
Unknown.