Grapsus albolineatus, Mottled crab : fisheries
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Grapsus albolineatus   Lamarck, 1818

Mottled crab

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Grapsidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic.  Tropical; 35°N - 28°S, 36°E - 177°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 107481); 5.914 cm CL (female)

Short description Morphology

Carapace rounded; front straight, entire; anterolateral margins rounded, each with 1 tooth; lateral regions with numerous oblique striae. Fingertips strongly spooned. Color: carapace with green and white transverse markings.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Common species on exposed rocky shores, observed in large populations (Ref. 106287). Also caught by special nets (343). Found out of the water, on rocks in the splash zone (Refs. 343, 127957) and in the infratidal zone (Ref. 3565). Intertidal on rocky shores and reef tops exposed to wave action (Ref. 801), and mudflats (Ref. 128960). Restricted to offshore islands. Key species for healthy exposed rocky shores (Ref. 801). Herbi-/omnivorous (Refs. 127957, 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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Ng, P.K.L. 1998 Crabs. p. 1045-1155. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 2. Cephalopods, crustaceans, holothurians and sharks. Rome, FAO. 1998. pp. 687-1396. (Ref. 343)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Poisonous to eat (Ref. 130551)

Human uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25 - 29.3, mean 28.3 (based on 2785 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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