Gonodactylus chiragra

Gonodactylus chiragra   (Fabricius, 1781)


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

Malacostraca | Stomatopoda | Gonodactylidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 96667).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: French Polynesia to Japan, Australia and the Indo-Malayan region.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3148)

Short description Morphology

Sexual dimorphism, males have dark greenish coloration while females are whitish green.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits shallow water especially in upper intertidal zone (Ref. 3510, 80410) in reef flats and tidal flats under rocks and boulders or inside coral or rock crevices (Ref. 87055). Subtidal (Ref. 106854). It actively moves in between coral heads for prey (Ref. 80410).

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

Some members of the order Stomatopoda pair for life and some come together only to mate. Males produce sperm ducts rather than spermatophores; females can brood a maximum of 50,000 eggs. Life cycle: Eggs hatch to a planktonic zoea which lasts for 3 months.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Ahyong, S.T. 2001. (Ref. 3099)

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

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.4 - 29.3, mean 28.3 (based on 3706 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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