Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Carpiliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1 - 50 m (Ref. 101362), usually 1 - 20 m (Ref. 116371). Tropical; 33°N - 25°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: From Florida, the Gulf of Mexico and Antilles to Venezuela and Brazil. Tropical to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 101376)
Minimum depth range from Ref. 101314. In shallow waters. Inhabits rocks, coral reefs (Ref. 101314), rubble (Ref. 97531). Nocturnal (Ref. 101376). Feeds on mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 112911).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mating: The male initiates mating by displaying an upsidedown position, waving its chelae and legs, to attract the female. Afterwards, the female crawles on top of the male. The male cradles the female with its legs. The couple then turns over, the male assumes the superior position and the female the lower, inverted position. The female has its telson opened, curved over that of the male and barely reaching the posterior margin of the male's carapace. Coupling lasts for 2 days, the male dies afterwards.
Laughlin, R.A. 1982. (Ref. 101362)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Abundance
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.4 - 28, mean 27.3 (based on 144 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
Nutrients: Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight).