Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Diogenidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical; 27°S - 27°N (Ref. 88738)
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 81753. Inhabits hard bottoms (Ref. 88738) of sublittoral coral and rock reefs (Refs. 8423, 81753). Facultative associate of Pocillopora species. Uses shells of Drupa spp., Drupella spp., Conus spp., Mitra spp.; Latira spp., Cymatium spp., Coralliophila spp., and Cronia spp. (Ref. 88738).
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.
Davie, P.J.F. 2002 Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida (Part 2): Decapoda - Anomura, Brachyura. In A. Wells and W.W.K. Houston (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3B. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiv 641 p. (Ref. 8423)
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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Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.5 - 29.3, mean 28.1 (based on 2674 cells).
