Paromola japonica, Japanese deepwater carrier crab : fisheries

Paromola japonica   Parisi, 1915

Japanese deepwater carrier crab

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

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Homolidae

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

Benthic; depth range 150 - 250 m (Ref. 343).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Pacific Ocean: from Vietnam to Indonesia and Hawaii.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.0 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 343)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs at depths from 150 to 250 m. Benthic. Tropical climate (Ref. 343).

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

Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (Ref. 343)

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

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 13.4 - 23.2, mean 16.3 (based on 39 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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