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Portunus sanguinolentus   (Herbst, 1783)

Threespot swimming crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Qatar country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 801.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/qa.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Alimasag, ... more

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

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Portunidae (swimming crabs)

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

; brakwater; diepteverspreiding 0 - 80 m (Ref. 125642).   Tropical; 36°N - 31°S, 30°E - 135°W

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

Indo-Pacific. From East Africa to French Polynesia, north to Japan and south to Australia. Tropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm 8.3, range 8 - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm CW mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 343); 21.5 cm CW (female); Maximaal vermelde leeftijd: 3.00 jaren (Ref. 128174)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie

Carapace finely granulose, regions just discernible; 9 teeth on each anterolateral margin, the last tooth 2 to 3 times larger than preceding teeth. Chelae elongated in males; larger chela with conical tooth at base of fingers; pollex ridged. Color: olive to dark green, with 3 prominent maroon to red spots on posterior 1/3 of carapace. Easily distinguished from other species by its very distinct color markings.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (b.v. epibenthic)

Maximum length (female) from Ref. 119750. Occurs from the intertidal zone (especially juveniles) to depths of 30 m (Ref. 343). Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Inhabits sandy to sandy-muddy substrates (Refs. 343, 106287, 125338), in bays and estuaries (Ref. 106287). Also in brackish water (Ref. 801). Subtropical and tropical climates (Ref. 343). Mainly a predator of sessile and slow-moving benthic macroinvertebrates (Ref. 102720); may be a scavenger (Ref. 100855). Omnivore (Ref. 116259).

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.

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (Ref. 343)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet beoordeeld 

Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
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Tools

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Internet-bronnen

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank (genoom, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (ga naar, zoek) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 18.3 - 29, mean 27.5 (based on 1552 cells).
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 69278) Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (K=0.82-1.9; tm=0.65; tmax=3).
Kwetsbaarheid (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): High.