Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Porcellanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 72 m (Ref. 76997). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Known from intertidal to a depth of 72 m (Ref. 76997). Sublittoral, but occasionally found in the littoral zone under stones (Ref. 83394). Also found on soft bottom (Ref. 106854). Reported from Hong Kong to be found in a marine cave (Ref. 79729).
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.
Komai, T. 2000 A check list of Thalassinidea and Anomura (Crustacea: Decapoda) from the South China Sea. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 8:343-376. (Ref. 76997)
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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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): 26.1 - 29.1, mean 28.2 (based on 1190 cells).
