Chaceon granulatus   (Sakai, 1978)

Japanese golden crab

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Geryonidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 300 - 1500 m (Ref. 343).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Pacific: Japan to Palau.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 343)

Short description Morphology

Carapace hexagonal; dorsal surface (especially branchial regions) distinctly inflated; anterolateral teeth low in adults. Merus of legs long, slender, with dorsal subdistal tooth; dactylus of legs laterally flattened, height at midlength less than width at midlength. Color: uniform tan to cream color overall.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Commands high prices of up to US$60 to US$80 for a fresh crab of 20 cm width. Inhabits soft substrates in deep waters (Ref. 343).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (Ref. 343)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fisheries: ; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.7 - 4.1, mean 3.4 (based on 414 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.