Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, Mangrove horseshoe crab
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Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda   (Latreille, 1802)

Mangrove horseshoe crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Merostomata | Xiphosura | Limulidae

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

Benthopelagic; brackish.  Tropical; 36°N - 12°S, 68°E - 149°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific. Tropical to subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 69)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in mangrove swamps (Ref. 70). Breeds in freshwater streams (Ref. 68). Prefer to lay eggs on calm beaches with sandy to muddy bottoms (Refs. 127122, 65787). Inhabits shallow intertidal pools dominated by Halophila beccarii. Juveniles burrow at low tide (Ref. 65787).

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Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lee, C.N. and B. Morton 2005 Experimentally derived estimates of growth by juvenile Tachypleus tridentatus and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Xiphosura) from nursery beaches in Hongkong. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 318:39-49. (Ref. 1131)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 01 August 1996

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Poisonous to eat (Ref. 130555)

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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