Charybdis miles, Soldier swimming crab : fisheries
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Charybdis miles   (de Haan, 1835)

Soldier swimming crab
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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 10 - 160 m (Ref. 125642).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo- Pacific: Gulf of Oman to India; towards Japan, south to Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.5 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 81336); 6.5 cm CW (female); max. published weight: 290.00 g (Ref. 81336); max. published weight: 290.00 g

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found subtidal on sandy-muddy substrates, from depths of 10 to 160 meters (Ref. 125642).

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

Spiridonov, V.A. and M. Turkay 2001 Deep sea swimming crabs of the Charybdis miles species group in the western Indian Ocean (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae). Journal of Natural History 35(3):439-469. (Ref. 77879)

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

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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