Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Paguridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 450 m (Ref. 105589). Subtropical; 49°N - 27°N, 18°W - 37°E
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: from Bay of Biscay, Spain and Portugal to Madeira Island and Morocco, into Balearic Islands, France, Italy, Albania, Greece, Turkey, to Cyprus. Temperate to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 105595. Mainly inhabits depths between 15 and 80 m, but sampled down to 450 m (Ref. 105609). Found on low slope sandy area (Ref. 105595) and mud (Ref. 105613). Scavenger (Ref. 52384). Symbiotic with sea anemones (Ref. 106082).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mura, M., F. Orrù and A. Cau. 2006. (Ref. 105589)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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