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Chaceon granulatus   (Sakai, 1978)

Japanese golden crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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China 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:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ng, P.K.L., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Japanese golden crab, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Malacostraca > Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Geryonidae (deepsea crabs)

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

Benthic; depth range 300 - 1500 m (Ref. 343).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Pacific: Japan to Palau.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 343)

Short description Morphology

Carapace hexagonal; dorsal surface (especially branchial regions) distinctly inflated; anterolateral teeth low in adults. Merus of legs long, slender, with dorsal subdistal tooth; dactylus of legs laterally flattened, height at midlength less than width at midlength. Color: uniform tan to cream color overall.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Commands high prices of up to US$60 to US$80 for a fresh crab of 20 cm width.

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

Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (Ref. 343)

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fisheries: ; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.7 - 4.1, mean 3.4 (based on 414 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.