Family: |
Portunidae (swimming crabs) |
Max. size: |
22 cm CW (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years |
Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m |
Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Australia and New Caledonia. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Most abundant in sheltered marine embayments and estuaries (Ref. 122767). Estuarine, inshore, intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854). Occurs in coastal waters (Ref. 122766). Lives in a variety of inshore and continental shelf waters. Prefers flatter sandy
to muddy bottoms with algal and seagrass communities (Ref. 111207). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
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