Necora puber, Velvet swimming crab : fisheries
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Necora puber   Linnaeus, 1767

Velvet swimming crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Portunidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range Οικολογία

; εύρος βάθους 0 - 80 m (Αναφ. 356), usually ? - 40 m (Αναφ. 435).  Temperate; 4°C - 28°C (Αναφ. 112013), preferred 9°C (Αναφ. 107945); 61°N - 24°N, 16°W - 28°E

Distribution Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές

Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: From western Norway to the UK to Western Sahara and the Mediterranean coasts of Spain, France and Italy. Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age

Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm 4.8, range 4 - 5.95 cm Max length : 10.9 cm CL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 96051); 9.84 cm CL (female); common length : 4.5 cm CL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 435); μεγ. αναφερόμενη ηλικία: 8 έτη (Αναφ. 96051)

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Maximum depth range from Ref. 101396. Maximum carapace width: 8.4; common carapace width: 5.5 cm (Ref. 435). Common in shallow waters from the intertidal to 80 m (Ref. 83653), common at depths not deeper than 40 m (Ref. 435). Found mostly in rocky shores, confined to the lower tidal mark (Refs. 101396). Inhabits on sand or mud (Ref. 435). Carnivore; trophic level 2.6 (Ref. 96418), trophic level 2.98 (Ref. 435). An opportunistic feeder, mostly preys on molluscs and crustaceans and also feeds on detrital material and large quantities of brown algae (Ref. 96482).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | 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 Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

SAUP Database 2006 SAUP Database. www.seaaroundus.org. (Αναφ. 356)

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


CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Αναφ. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά)
FAO - αλιεία: landings | FishSource | Η θάλασσα γύρω μας

Εργαλεία

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες

Τροφική Οικολογία
Οικολογία
Human Related
Stamps, coins, misc.
Αναφορές

Διαδικτυακές πηγές

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(αλιεία: ; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Δέντρο Ζωής | Wikipedia (Go, αναζήτηση) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Αναφ. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Αναφ. 125649): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Price category (Αναφ. 80766): Very high.
Nutrients :  Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.