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Metacarcinus edwardsii   (Bell, 1835)

Mola rock crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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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 Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

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

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

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

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Southeast Pacific: Chile, Ecuador and Peru.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 10.6  range ? - ? cm Max length : 16.8 cm CW maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 128392)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Ovigerous females are seen July and August.

Main reference Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

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

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale
FAO - pesca: landings | FishSource |

Strumenti

E-book | Giuda pratica

Informazioni ulteriori

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Nomi Comuni
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Uova
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Length-length
Morfologia
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Bibliografia
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Fonti Internet

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

Estimates based on models

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