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Palinurus elephas   (Fabricius, 1787)

Common spiny lobster

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Malta country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 114310.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mt.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Deidun, A., E. Lanfranco, C. Mifsud, D. Stevens, M. Schembri, L. Curmi, C. Howson, T. Mercer, I. Sotheran and F. Smith, 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Palinuridae (spiny lobsters)

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

; गहराई सीमा 5 - 200 m (Ref. 85369), usually 10 - 70 m (Ref. 4).   Subtropical; 12°C - 16°C (Ref. 114562), preferred 11°C (Ref. 107945); 61°N - 27°N, 32°W - 36°E (Ref. 114562)

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | भूमिका

Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from Norway to Morocco. Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm 10.0, range 7 - 8 cm Max length : 50.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 441); common length : 40.0 cm BASL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 441); अधिकतम सूचित उम्र: 15 वर्षो (Ref. 85318)

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Traditionally caught by traps, pots and sometimes by hand (e.g., diving and spearing; Refs. 441, 85369), but these gears were eventually replaced with trammel nets (Ref. 85369). Minimum depth from Ref. 4.

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

Breeds once a year between June and October. Larger females mate and lay eggs earlier during breeding season while smaller females spawn towards the end (Ref. 85364).

Main reference संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

मात्स्यिकी: व्यापारिक
FAO - मात्स्यिकी: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

साधन

इंटरनेट स्रोत

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.7 - 19.6, mean 11.9 (based on 808 cells).
लौटाव (Ref. 69278) माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (K=0.13-0.21; tm=4; tmax=15).
Prior r = 0.22, 95% CL = 0.14 - 0.33, Based on 4 data-limited stock assessments.
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.