Charybdis miles   (de Haan, 1835)

Soldier swimming crab
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Portunidae

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

Benthic; depth range 10 - 160 m (Ref. 125642).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo- Pacific: Gulf of Oman to India; towards Japan, south to Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.5 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 81336); 6.5 cm CW (female); max. published weight: 290.00 g (Ref. 81336); max. published weight: 290.00 g

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found subtidal on sandy-muddy substrates, from depths of 10 to 160 meters (Ref. 125642).

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

Spiridonov, V.A. and M. Turkay. 2001. (Ref. 77879)

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
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