Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Grapsidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.0 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 107481); 2.111 cm CL (female)
It is a rocky shore species found in mid-intertidal areas (Ref. 107481).
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.
Zaouali, J., J. ben Souissi, B.S. Galil, C. d'Udekem d'Acoz and A. ben Abdallah 2007 Grapsoid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) new to the Sirte Basin, southern Mediterranean Sea - the roles of vessel traffic and climate change. JMBA2-Biodiversity Records. Published on-line. (Ref. 75777)
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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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
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
