Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Xanthidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 6 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to Kermadec Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Intertidal (Refs. 3477, 106854) (Ref. 3477).
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.
Chilton, C. and E.W. Bennett 1928 Contributions for a revision of the Crustacea Brachyura of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 59:731-778. (Ref. 89432)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 19.1 - 29.2, mean 27.8 (based on 2303 cells).
