Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Portunidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 80 m (Ref. 125642). Tropical; 36°N - 31°S, 30°E - 135°W
Indo-Pacific. From East Africa to French Polynesia, north to Japan and south to Australia. Tropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 8.3, range 8 - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 343); 21.5 cm CW (female); max. reported age: 3.00 years (Ref. 128174)
Carapace finely granulose, regions just discernible; 9 teeth on each anterolateral margin, the last tooth 2 to 3 times larger than preceding teeth. Chelae elongated in males; larger chela with conical tooth at base of fingers; pollex ridged. Color: olive to dark green, with 3 prominent maroon to red spots on posterior 1/3 of carapace. Easily distinguished from other species by its very distinct color markings.
Maximum length (female) from Ref. 119750.
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (Ref. 343)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 18.3 - 29, mean 27.5 (based on 1552 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.82-1.9; tm=0.65; tmax=3).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
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.