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Metacarcinus edwardsii   (Bell, 1835)

Mola rock crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Metacarcinus edwardsii  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Chile country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Tapia-Lewin, S. and L.M. Pardo, 2014
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Peruvian Province to Golfo de Penas and Strait of Magellan; collected by fishermen when they dive and traps are also used (Ref. 87801). Also known from Chiloe to Cape Horn (Ref. 78378). C: Refs. 87801, 90098, 92798, 78378; O: Refs. 92798, 105291.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Cangrejo, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Cancridae (rock crabs)

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

; diepteverspreiding 2 - 45 m (Ref. 87801).   Subtropical; 1°S - 56°S, 82°W - 68°W

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Southeast Pacific: Chile, Ecuador and Peru.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm 10.6  range ? - ? cm Max length : 16.8 cm CW mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 128392)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (b.v. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven

Ovigerous females are seen July and August.

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura. 2011. (Ref. 90098)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Niet beoordeeld 

Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaarlijk voor mensen

  Harmless

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
FAO - Visserij: landings | FishSource |

Tools

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Introducties
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Ecologie
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Populaire namen
Synoniemen
Predators
Voortplanting
Geslachtsrijpheid
Kuitschieten
Fecundity
Eieren
Ontwikkeling van de eieren
Leeftijd/Grootte
Groei
Lengte-gewicht parameters
Lengte-lengte parameters
Morfologie
Larven
Abundantie
Referenties
Mass conversion
Medewerkers
Illustraties

Internet-bronnen

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Visserij: ; publication : search) | GenBank (genoom, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (ga naar, zoek) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Kwetsbaarheid (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).