Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 435), usually 6 - 40 m (Ref. 435). Temperate, preferred 12°C (Ref. 107945)
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from northwest Morocco to Atlantic coast of Europe.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 11.0 range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 435)
This is the most important edible crab fishery in Europe (Ref. 2762). Maximum depth from Ref. 106870.
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 435)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.1 - 12.5, mean 10.4 (based on 518 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.24-0.46).
Prior r = 0.46, 95% CL = 0.31 - 0.69, Based on 2 data-limited stock assessments.
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).
