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Ecology Summary - Portunus spinicarpus
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Ecology of Portunus spinicarpus
 
Main Ref. Braga, A.A., A. Fransozo, G. Bertini and P.B. Fumis, 2005
Remarks 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).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Portunus spinicarpus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Pelagic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref. Bertini, G. and A. Fransozo, 2004
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref. de Melo, G.A.S.D., 2010

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Petti, M.A.V., E.F. Nonato and P.C. de Paiva, 1996
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.06 0.26 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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