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

Benthic; depth range 300 - 400 m, usually 350 - ? m. Subtropical; 35°N - 25°N, 122°E - 140°E (Ref. 4)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-west Pacific: from east coast of Japan near Sagami Bay to Taiwan.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cmCommon length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4); common length :14 cm TL (female)

It has a total body length of 6 to 14 (male) and 10 to 14 (female); and carapace lengths of 3 to 6 cm (males) and 4.5 to 6 cm (females) (Ref. 4). Occurs at depths from 300 to 400 m, mostly at 350 m (Ref. 4).

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

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Metanephrops sagamiensis (Parisi, 1917)