Malacostraca | 
Decapoda | 
Portunidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range				
				
					Ekologi				
				
			
			
				;  djupintervall 0 - 500 m (Ref. 105053).  Temperate; 62°N -   29°N, 34°W -   11°E			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean:  from North Sea, Norway down to Morocco, east to Balearic Islands, Mediterranean.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.4 cm CL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 101417)			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Maximum depth from Ref. 105043. Benthic species with pelagic phases (Ref. 4225).  Benthopelagic (Ref. 105043).  This is a swimmer, carnivorous species (Ref. 96498).  Enters coastal waters in loose shoals close to the sea surface (Ref. 4225).  Opportunistic carnivore.  Reported to exhibit cannibalism.  Has a mixed diet of pelagic, benthic infauna and epibenthic animals (Ref. 105043).				
			
			
			
			
			
				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.  				
			
			
			
			
			
				Gaspar, M.B., M.D. Dias, A. Campos, C.C. Monteiro, M.N. Santos, A. Chicharo and L. Chicharo 2001 The Influence of dredge design on the catch of Callista chione (Linaeus, 1758). Hydrobiologia 465:153-167. (Ref. 2714)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						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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					Ytterligare information				
				
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				Estimates based on models
			
			
			
									
						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 7 - 12, mean 9.8 (based on 369 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
							
				
					
						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Low vulnerability (10 of 100).					
				
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.