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Maja squinado   (Herbst, 1788)

Spinous spider crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Majidae (spider crabs)

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

; profondeur 0 - 150 m (Ref. 435).   Tropical, preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945); 46°N - 30°N, 5°W - 36°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Mediterranean: from Spain, north to Slovenia, and east to Turkey. Misidentified in Eastern Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 22.0 cm CL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 435)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Maximum carapace width: 18.0 cm. Maximum depth from Ref. 114133. Occurs from the sublittoral area (Refs. 435, 106904) to depths of about 90 m (Ref. 106904), on rocky bottoms with algae (Ref. 435). Juveniles are predominantly found in shallow waters with mixed hard-and-soft bottoms. Adults live in deeper areas (Ref. 106904).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 435)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production; pêcheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Sources Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(pêcheries: ; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Arbre de Vie | Wikipedia (Go, chercher) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.2 - 20.1, mean 11.1 (based on 752 cells).
Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Very high.