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Geryon longipes
Geryon longipes Milne-Edwards, 1882
Mediterranean geryon
Geryon longipes
photo by FAO

Family:  Geryonidae (deepsea crabs)
Max. size:  6.8 cm CL (male/unsexed); 2.7 cm CL (female)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 5 - 1950 m
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 122885. Maximum length for females from Ref. 106104. Both max. lengths are based on occurrences (Refs. 106104, 114235); to be replaced with a better reference. Deep-sea species that inhabits bathyal mud bottoms (Ref. 106307). Occurs on the deep middle (Ref. 105217) and lower slope where the species is abundant (Ref. 122885). Recorded in the deep sea along with the gorgonacean coral Isidella elongata (Ref. 122886).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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