Thia scutellata   unspecified

thumbnail crab

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

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Thiidae

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

Benthic; depth range 7 - 9 m (Ref. 2851).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: Known from Norway, throughout the North Sea and northeastern Atlantic to Portugal and Canary Is.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7882)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Species' maximum length from the Belgian part of the North Sea (Ref. 7882). Depth based on occurrence (Ref. 2851, p. 719); to be replaced with better reference. Uncommon and in small numbers, found outside the coastal zone in the North Sea off Belgium. Usually in coarse-grained sediment with low mud content (10% or less) (Ref. 7882).

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

Alves, F., L. Chicharo, A. Nogueira and J. Regala. 2003. (Ref. 2851)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.9 - 12.8, mean 10.7 (based on 323 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.