Chaceon quinquedens   (Smith, 1879)

Red 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 0 - 2243 m (Ref. 104446).  Temperate, preferred 22°C (Ref. 107945); 44°N - 23°N, 94°W - 62°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: From Emerald Bank, Nova Scotia, Canada, and the Gulf of Maine to the Mid-Atlantic Bight and the Gulf of Mexico.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 7 - 9.1 cm Max length : 18.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 96186); 13.6 cm CW (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

The larvae of this species may remain planktonic for up to 4 months before settlement depending on water temperature (Ref. 2763). Found along the continental shelf edge and slope. Associated with smooth or dimpled, unconsolidated and consolidated silt-clay sediments. Also occurs in canyon community (Ref. 96189). Displays deep-to-shallow migration as crabs mature wherein adult females generally inhabit shallower water than adult males, while juveniles tend to occur in deeper waters than adults (Ref. 96186). Reported to be opportunistic feeders. Adults eat benthic fauna such as sponges, hydroids, gastropods, scaphopods, small polychaetes and crustaceans, as well as larger prey like demersal and mid-water fish, squid and quill worm. Also scavenges deadfalls of fish and squid. May at times resort to deposit feeding and consume man-made artifacts (Ref. 96189).

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

Adult females do not mate every year. After mating, females carry fertilized eggs on their pleopods for up to 9 months until the larvae are released (Ref. 2765). Brood sizes range from 160,000 to 270,000 eggs, and fecundity increases with female body size (Ref. 2766).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Abellán, L.J.L., E. Balguerías and V. Fernández-Vergaz. 2002. (Ref. 2677)

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

Tools

E-book | Field guide

Internet sources

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): 3.8 - 12.9, mean 6.4 (based on 34 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.
Nutrients: Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight).