Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Portunidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 76 m (Ref. 121677). Tropical; 34°N - 14°N, 118°W - 93°W
Eastern Central Pacific: from San Diego, USA to Chiapas Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 19.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 128382)
Maximum depth range from Ref. 121685. Relatively abundant in shallow coastal lagoons with sandy muddy bottoms and Zostera marina and within mangrove areas (Ref. 121677).
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.
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.9-4.39).