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Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Chilean crab| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Cancridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 10 - 1138 m (Ref. 87391). Temperate; 11°S - 54°S, 78°W - 68°W
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Chile and Peru.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 78814); 11 cm CW (female)
Found on soft-bottom sublittoral habitats. Mainly epifaunal but can be considered a bioturbator as it reworks sediments. Notably disturbs the sea floor, exhibiting "sediment mining" behavior while in search of prey. Predatory (Ref. 106462).
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)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 6.5 - 12.3, mean 9.4 (based on 36 cells).