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Carcinus maenas   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Green crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Carcinus maenas


Portugal country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Aveiro (Ref. 114110). C: Refs. 96292, 114110.
National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gaudêncio, M.J. and H.N. Cabral, 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Carcinidae ()

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

; brakwater; diepteverspreiding 0 - 200 m (Ref. 2779), usually 0 - 6 m (Ref. 114208).   Subtropical; -1°C - 22°C (Ref. 114208), preferred 12°C (Ref. 107945); 70°N - 22°N, 20°W - 19°E (Ref. 114232)

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Eastern Atlantic: From Great Britain north to Iceland, the North Sea and Norway, south to Portugal and Spain to Mauritania. Introduced and established in North America, South Africa (Cape Town), and Australia. Introduced but not established in Panama, Brazil, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Myanmar, Japan and Hawaii. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?, range 1 - 4.5 cm Max length : 6.0 cm CL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 435); common length : 4.0 cm CL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 435); Maximaal vermelde leeftijd: 7 jaren (Ref. 128193)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (b.v. epibenthic)

Usually found in eelgrass beds (Ref. 128717). Maximum carapace width: 7.7 cm; commonly 5 cm wide.

Life cycle and mating behavior Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer (Ref. 833). Berried females migrate from littoral areas to more saline and deeper water (8-10 m) until hatching of eggs; afterwhich, they go back to moult and copulate (Ref. 128197). Larger females can breed twice or thrice annually (Ref. 128203).

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 435)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)


Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
FAO - Visserij: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Tools

Internet-bronnen

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7 - 12.7, mean 9.6 (based on 453 cells).
Kwetsbaarheid (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Very high.