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Portunus spinicarpus   (Stimpson, 1871)

Longspine swimming crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Portunus spinicarpus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Guyana country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from The Guianas (Ref. 93549). R: Ref. 93549.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gy.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.sdnp.org.gy/minagri/mofc&l/Fisheries/fisheries_department.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Braga, A.A., A. Fransozo, G. Bertini and P.B. Fumis, 2005
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Longspine swimming crab, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

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

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

Benthopélagique; profondeur 2 - 550 m (Ref. 101460), usually 5 - 55 m (Ref. 104089).   Tropical; 36°N - 36°S, 98°W - 34°W

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic Ocean. North Carolina to Florida and Gulf of Mexico, and the West Indies to Uruguay. Subtropical to tropical.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.3 cm CW mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 93549)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Carapace width range: 0.55 to 4.29 cm (Ref. 93549). Minimum depth range from Ref. 104089. Usually in deep waters (Ref. 101460). Benthopelagic (Ref. 97531). Lives in soft bottoms (Ref. 104231), in sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 104481). Also found among broken shells and corals (Ref. 104481). In general, portunid crabs are reported to be mainly carnivorous (Ref. 72665). Feeds on polychaetes (Ref. 104232).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.9 - 28, mean 26.3 (based on 612 cells).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): High.