Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Macrophthalmidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 23 - 30 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found in intertidal mudflats (Ref. 128960). Members of the family Ocypodidae are typical deposit feeders (Refs. 108430, 128960).
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.
CRUSTA 2012 Species from French Polynesia (Marquesas, Society, Austral, Tuamotu, Gambier). http://crustiesfroverseas.free.fr/iles.php?ile=Polynes [Accessed 21/07/2014]. (Ref. 96667)
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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Tools
More information
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 21 - 27.5, mean 24.9 (based on 8 cells).