Carpilius corallinus, Batwing coral crab : fisheries
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Carpilius corallinus   (Herbst, 1783)

Batwing coral crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Carpiliidae

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

Benthic; depth range 1 - 50 m (Ref. 101362), usually 1 - 20 m (Ref. 116371).  Tropical; 33°N - 25°S, 98°W - 34°W

Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: From Florida, the Gulf of Mexico and Antilles to Venezuela and Brazil. Tropical to subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 101376)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth range from Ref. 101314. In shallow waters. Inhabits rocks, coral reefs (Ref. 101314), rubble (Ref. 97531). Nocturnal (Ref. 101376). Feeds on mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 112911).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Mating: The male initiates mating by displaying an upsidedown position, waving its chelae and legs, to attract the female. Afterwards, the female crawles on top of the male. The male cradles the female with its legs. The couple then turns over, the male assumes the superior position and the female the lower, inverted position. The female has its telson opened, curved over that of the male and barely reaching the posterior margin of the male's carapace. Coupling lasts for 2 days, the male dies afterwards.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Laughlin, R.A. 1982 Some observations on the occurrence, reproduction and mating of the coral crab Carpilius corallinus (Herbst, 1783) (Decapoda, Xanthidae) in the Archipielago Los Roques, Venezuela. Crustaceana 43(2):219-221. (Ref. 101362)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543)		 Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):		 Unknown.
Nutrients
 Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.