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
Southeast Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
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.
Chirino-Gálvez, L.A. and R.B. Manning 1989 A new deep-sea crab of the genus Chaceon from Chile (Crustacea, Decapoda, Geryonidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102(2):401-404. (Ref. 2724)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.8 - 2.1, mean 1.9 (based on 66 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
