Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Astacidae

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

Benthic; freshwater. Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Introduced in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 9.0, range 6 - ? cm Max length : 15.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127979); max. published weight: 175.00 g (Ref. 127979)

This is an omnivorous species (Ref. 96489).

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

Gollasch, S. and S. Nehring. 2006. (Ref. 3700)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 June 2010

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production; Fisheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Tools

E-book | Field guide

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Age/Size
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References
Mass conversion

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Estimates based on models

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852)