Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Gecarcinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; brackvatten. Tropical
Atlantic Ocean: from Cape Verde and Senegal to Angola.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm 6.0, range 5 - ? cm Max length : 12.0 cm CW hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 104052)
Terrestrial and lives in burrows in marshy ground near lagoons, also on higher grounds as long as the burrow can reach saline ground water (Ref. 435).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.) 1981 True Crabs. 6: pag.var. In FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Central Atlantic (fishing areas 34, 47; in part). Canada Funds-in-Trust. Ottawa, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, by arrangement with the Food and AgriculturesOrganization of the United Nations, 1-7: pag.var. (Ref. 435)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Resiliens
Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (K=1.5).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.