Family: |
Portunidae (swimming crabs) |
Max. size: |
5.62 cm CW (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m |
Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa; to Japan, south to New Zealand; Hawaii. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Intertidal (Ref. 76595) and subtidal (Ref. 106854). On sandflats or muddy-sandy substrates, to depths of 50 meters (Ref. 125642). Captures post-larval Homarus americanus (Ref. 116212). Omnivore (Ref. 116259). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
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