Bathynectes maravigna, deepsea swimming crab
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Bathynectes maravigna   (Prestandrea, 1839)

deepsea swimming crab

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Bathynectes maravigna  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Portunidae

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

Benthic; depth range 9 - 1455 m (Ref. 288), usually 500 - ? m (Ref. 75125).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth range based on occurrence (Ref. 75125); to be replaced with a better reference. Deep-sea (Ref. 75125).

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

Abelló, P., N. Ungaro, C.-Y. Politou, P. Torres, E. Roman, P. Rinelli, P. Maiorano and G. Norrito 2001 Notes on the distribution and biology of the deep-sea crab Bathynectes maravigna (Brachyura: Portunidae) in the Mediterranean Sea. Hydrobiologia 449:187-192. (Ref. 75125)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.9 - 13.9, mean 9.4 (based on 84 cells).

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