Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Aethridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range ? - 160 m (Ref. 97531). Tropical
Western Atlantic and Eastern Atlantic. Tropical to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.2 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Carapace width range: 0.25 to 8.15 cm (Ref. 93549). Found on molluscan and other shells (Ref. 97531), in sandy and muddy areas with biodetritus (Ref. 122008).
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.
Fransozo, A., M.L. Negreiros-Fransozo, F.L.M. Mantelatto, M.A.A. Pinheiro and S. Santos 1992 Composição e distribuição dos Brachyura (Crustacea: Decapoda) do sublitoral não consolidado na Enseada da Fortaleza, Ubatuba (SP). Revista Brasileira de Biologia 52:667-675. (Ref. 8759)
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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Max. ages / sizes
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Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
