Parthenopidae (elbow crabs) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 5 - 1478 m |
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: from Portugal and Morocco and into the Mediterranean. |
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Rare species (Ref. 106350). Deep-sea species occurring in the shelf slope (Ref. 106602). Found on sandy-muddy bottoms (Ref. 106350). In general, members of the family Parthenopidae are generalists, omnivores and detritivores (Ref. 105344). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
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