Spinolambrus macrochelos, wrinkled elbow crab : fisheries

Spinolambrus macrochelos   (Herbst, 1790)

wrinkled elbow crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Spinolambrus macrochelos  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Parthenopidae

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

Benthic; depth range 5 - 1478 m (Ref. 106603).  Subtropical; 46°N - 14°N, 26°W - 37°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: from Portugal and Morocco and into the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Rare species (Ref. 106350). Deep-sea species occurring in the shelf slope (Ref. 106602). Found on sandy-muddy bottoms (Ref. 106350). In general, members of the family Parthenopidae are generalists, omnivores and detritivores (Ref. 105344).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Corsini-Foka, M. and M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou. 2012. (Ref. 106350)

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

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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