Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Xanthidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 30 m (Ref. 125642). Subtropical
Western Pacific: Japan, south to Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 125642); 3.86 cm CW (female)
Found subtidal in coral reefs or near rocky coasts, from depths of 15 to 30 meters (Ref. 125642).
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.
Ng, P.K.L. and H.L. Chen 2004 On a new genus and new species of xanthid crab (Crustcea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthinae) from the South China Sea, with notes on the genus Liagore De Haan, 1833. Journal of Natural History 38:2345-2360. (Ref. 77914)
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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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
