Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Diogenidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 22 - 318 m (Ref. 97531). Tropical
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
In Brazil, longevity ranged from 20 to 62 months. Recruitment starts in September to following months as estimated. Found on the outer continental shelf (Ref. 97531).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ovigerous females are absent from April to August. Seasonal reproductive pattern with a peak of September to November.
Cranco, J.O., A. Turra and F.X. Souto 2002 Population biology and growth of the hermit crab Dardanus insignis at Armação do Itapocoroy, southern Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 82(4): 597-603. (Ref. 82295)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6).
Price category
Unknown.