Pachygrapsus marmoratus, Marbled shore crab : fisheries

Pachygrapsus marmoratus   (Fabricius, 1787)

Marbled shore crab

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Grapsidae

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

Benthic.  Tropical; 53°N - 26°N, 32°W - 37°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 842)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Intertidal (Ref. 107021). It is found on rocks from upper to middle shore, also in crevices in breakwaters and pier piles or similar habitats (Ref. 842). Omnivore but cannot be simply considered an opportunistic feeder (Ref. 107021).

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

Debelius, H. 2001 Crustacea: Guide of the World. Unterwasserarchiv, IKAN, frankfurt, Germany. (Ref. 842)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 17.6 - 19.9, mean 18.8 (based on 394 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.83-1.14).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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