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

Benthic; depth range 8 - 100 m (Ref. 4), usually 10 - 50 m (Ref. 4). Tropical, preferred 28°C (Ref. 107945); 36°N - 31°S, 30°E - 155°E (Ref. 4)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 11 - ? cm Max length : 27.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122432); 27.5 cm TL (female)

It has lengths of 25 cm, maximum total body length; 8 cm, maximum carapace length (Ref. 4).

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

Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer (Ref. 833). Also Ref. 107577.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.4 - 29, mean 28.1 (based on 1518 cells).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): High.

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.

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