Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Portunidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Mediterranean (Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Egypt) (M: Ref. 74480).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Benthic in the intertidal zone; lives buried on funds of sand (M: Ref. 74480) (Ref. 74480).
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.
MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Abundance
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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