Metopograpsus latifrons

Metopograpsus latifrons   (White, 1847)

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Grapsidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Pacific.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species possess toxins but in low toxicities, and are therefore considered as a toxin-free crab (Ref. 130560). Intertidal (Ref. 106854). Found in mangrove areas, on prop roots of Rhizophora and tree trunks, at times in crevices during low tide (Ref. 132300), and in Indonesia in zonations of Rhizophora apiculata and Sonneratia alba (Ref. 132301).

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Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Other (Ref. 130560)

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