Saint Helena Island country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Refs. 435, 62709, 104055.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sh.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Abuete negro, ... more

Classification / Names / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Grapsidae (shore, marsh, and talon crabs)

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

; गहराई सीमा 0 - 5 m (Ref. 106471). Tropical; 40°N - 35°S, 126°W - 28°E

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | भूमिका

Indo-Pacific and Atlantic: from Baja California (Mexico) to Chile, including Clipperton Island, Galapagos Islands and other Pacific oceanic islands; from south Florida to central America, West Indies, to Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil, to western Africa and Portugal, including Azores, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, Ascension and Saint Helena. Subtropical and tropical.

Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 3 - 3.38 cm Max length : 7.7 cm CL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 435)

Maximum carapace width: 8.7 cm. Inhabits rocks near water line and is very active on land, taking refuge in the sea when threatened (Ref. 435). Supralittoral to intertidal (Ref. 104055). Abundant in splash zones (Ref. 105697). On rubbles (Ref. 106471). Feeds on cirripedes, mytilids, and porcelain crabs; occasionally acts as a scavenger. Also preys upon sea turtles and on the lookout for marine birds nest (Ref. 106452). Herbivorous (Ref. 106455).

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

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