Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Portunidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 417). Tropical
Eastern Atlantic and throughout the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.6 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 435)
Maximum carapace width: 5.6 cm. Occurs at depths from 1 to 55 m. Inhabits sandy and muddy sand bottoms (Ref. 435).
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.
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 435)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 16.2 - 27.6, mean 20 (based on 256 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).