Xenophthalmus pinnotheroides, Blind pea crab
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Xenophthalmus pinnotheroides   White, 1846

Blind pea crab
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Pinnotheridae

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

Benthic.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: Southeastern India; to Japan, and Southeast Asia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.4 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 125642)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found subtidal on sandy-muddy substrates, of shallow depths (Ref. 125642). Motile omnivore (Ref. 125928).

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

Ghani, N. and N.M. Tirmizi 1995 Xenophthalmus wolffi Takeda & Miyake, a genus and species of free living Pinnotherid crab new to Pakistan waters (Decapoda, Brachyura). Crustaceana 86(5):653-655. (Ref. 77909)

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

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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