Metopograpsus frontalis
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Metopograpsus frontalis   Miers, 1880

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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; brackish.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Intertidal (Ref. 106854). Non-obligate mangal species (Ref. 81559). Part of both epibenthic and arboreal communities in mangrove areas (Ref. 128397). Found under rock fragments along gravelly shores (Ref. 132434).

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Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Tan, C.G.S. and P.K.L. Ng 1994 An annotated checklist of mangrove brachyuran crabs from Malaysia and Singapore. Hydrobiologia 285:75-84. (Ref. 81559)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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