Leptomithrax longimanus, Long-handed masking crab

Leptomithrax longimanus   (Miers, 1876)

Long-handed masking crab
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Majidae | Majinae

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

Benthic; depth range 2 - 550 m (Ref. 103032), usually 20 - 220 m (Ref. 116562).  Polar; 32°S - 49°S, 69°E - 175°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Antarctic Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific: Kerguelen and New Zealand. Polar and temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 103032); 3.5 cm CW (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Rarely intertidal. Most often found at depths of 20 to 220 m and occasionally to 550 m (Refs. 103032, 116562). Observed on muddy or sandy bottoms, and occasionally on shallow rocky bottoms (Ref. 103032).

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

Gorny, M. 1999. (Ref. 87391)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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