Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Carcinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 356). Tropical, preferred 19°C (Ref. 107945); 47°N - 27°N, 19°W - 42°E
Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Sea of Azov. Introduced in South Africa and Japan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 3.3, range 2 - ? cm Max length : 6.5 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 101404)
Epibenthic. Found in a lagoon. Feeds on the bivalve Musculista senhousia (Ref. 106871).
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 127697)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 13.4 - 19.4, mean 15.4 (based on 133 cells).