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Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847
Mediterranean shore crab| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. |
| Carcinus aestuarii AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Carcinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 356). Tropical, preferred 19°C (Ref. 107945); 47°N - 27°N, 19°W - 42°E
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Sea of Azov. Introduced in South Africa and Japan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 3.3, range 2 - ? cm Max length : 6.5 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 101404)
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
MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 13.4 - 19.4, mean 15.4 (based on 133 cells).
Resilience
(Ref. 69278):
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.81-0.92).
Nutrients : Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.