Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Epialtidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 18 - 58 m (Ref. 93860). Temperate
Southwest Atlantic and the Antarctic. Tropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.2 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 93549)
Carapace width range: 0.33 to 1.2 cm (Ref. 93549).
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.
Braga, A.A., A. Fransozo, G. Bertini and P.B. Fumis 2005 Composition and abundance of the crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura) off Ubatuba and Caraguatatuba, northern coast of São Paulo, Brazil. Biota Neotropica 5(2):1-34. (Ref. 93549)
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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More information
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
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.3 - 25.6, mean 14.2 (based on 76 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
