Chaceon chilensis   Chirino-Galvez & Manning, 1989

Golden crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Geryonidae

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

Benthic; depth range 200 - 1000 m (Ref. 106007).  Deep-water; 19°S - 34°S, 111°W - 76°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on underwater mountain range and on muddy-sandy bottoms (Ref. 106001). In general, adult geryonid crabs are opportunistic feeders (Ref. 104380).

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

Chirino-Gálvez, L.A. and R.B. Manning. 1989. (Ref. 2724)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  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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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 1.8 - 2.1, mean 1.9 (based on 66 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.