Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Menippidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
; εύρος βάθους 0 - 27 m (Αναφ. 101594). Tropical; 27°N - 29°S, 98°W - 14°E
Atlantic Ocean: Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Central America, Antilles, northern South
America, and Brazil (from Maranhão to Santa Catarina), and from Cape Verde islands
to Angola.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm 3.8 range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.9 cm CL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 435)
Epibiotic (Ref. 97531). Occurs in littoral and sublittoral areas to depths of 20 m. Inhabits rocky bottoms (Ref. 435). Also on rubble, on molluscan and other shells (Ref. 97531). Opportunistic omnivore with diversified diet and high nocturnal activity. Forages primarily on polychaetes, algae, crabs and mollusks (Ref. 104088).
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer (Ref. 833).
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.) 1981 True Crabs. 6: pag.var. In FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Central Atlantic (fishing areas 34, 47; in part). Canada Funds-in-Trust. Ottawa, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, by arrangement with the Food and AgriculturesOrganization of the United Nations, 1-7: pag.var. (Αναφ. 435)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25 - 28.1, mean 27.3 (based on 870 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
