Pseudocarcinus gigas, Tasmanian giant crab

Pseudocarcinus gigas   (Lamarck, 1818)

Tasmanian giant crab
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Pseudocarcinus gigas

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Eriphiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 20 - 820 m (Ref. 8423), usually 200 - 200 m (Ref. 82775).  Subtropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Eastern Indian Ocean: Southern Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm 1.3  range ? - ? cm

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 8423. Pseudocarcinus gigas have been a bycatch of rock lobster fishing operations in Southern Australia for over 80 years (Ref. 82759). Males can grow twice as big as males reaching at least 13 kg (Ref. 82776). Found in continental shelf and continental slope (Ref. 8423).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Females only bear eggs during non-molting years (Ref. 8933).

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Davie, P.J.F. 2002 Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eucarida (Part 2): Decapoda - Anomura, Brachyura. In A. Wells and W.W.K. Houston (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3B. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiv 641 p. (Ref. 8423)

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

  Harmless

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