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Portunus spinicarpus   (Stimpson, 1871)

Longspine swimming crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Portunus spinicarpus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 93549, 103603.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Braga, A.A., A. Fransozo, G. Bertini and P.B. Fumis, 2005
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Longspine swimming crab, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Portunidae (swimming crabs)

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

Bentopelagisk; djupintervall 2 - 550 m (Ref. 101460), usually 5 - 55 m (Ref. 104089).   Tropical; 36°N - 36°S, 98°W - 34°W

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Atlantic Ocean. North Carolina to Florida and Gulf of Mexico, and the West Indies to Uruguay. Subtropical to tropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.3 cm CW hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 93549)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Carapace width range: 0.55 to 4.29 cm (Ref. 93549). Minimum depth range from Ref. 104089.

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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 referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.9 - 28, mean 26.3 (based on 612 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): High.