Common name (e.g. turtle)

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Genus + Species (e.g. Caretta caretta)

Ibacus chacei   Brown & Holthuis, 1998

Smooth bug

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

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Scyllaridae

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

Benthic; depth range 2 - 330 m (Ref. 122059).  Tropical

Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Pacific: Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.3 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 82140); 8.1 cm CL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Haddy, J.A., A.J. Courtney and D.P. Roy 2005 Aspects of the reproductive biology and growth of Balmain bugs (Ibacus spp.) (Scyllaridae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 25(2):263-273. (Ref. 82140)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: Industrial
FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

Tools

Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO - Publication: search | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278):	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.64-0.74; tm=1.9)
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543)	Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).

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