Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Sinh thái học
; Mức độ sâu 0 - 200 m (Ref. 4). Subtropical, preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945); 21°S - 37°S, 12°E - 26°E (Ref. 4)
Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age
Maturity: Lm 6.6, range 5 - ? cm Max length : 46.0 cm BL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 4)
It has a maximum total body length of 46 cm and a carapace length of 18 cm. Maximum depth from Ref. 113432. Fisheries: The tails of this species are exported frozen in the shell, or peeled and canned. Experimental work on culture techniques for this species are underway in South Africa. Protective measures includes a size limit (carapace length 8.5 cm), a closed season from July 1 to October 31, bag limits for sports fishermen (2 specimens per day), and the prohibition of taking ovigerous females or soft shelled specimens (Ref. 4).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Các trứng | Sự sinh sản | Ấu trùng
The males molt between September and December. In the females, molting occurs in April or May, after which copulation takes place. Ovigerous females are found from May to October (Ref. 4).
Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Các nghề cá: Tính thương mại
FAO - Các nghề cá: landings | FishSource | Biển chung quanh ta
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 14.6 - 19.5, mean 16.7 (based on 12 cells).
Thích nghi nhanh
thấp, thời gian nhân đôi của chủng quần tối thiểu là 4.5 - 14 năm (K=0.1-0.11).
Vulnerability
High vulnerability (56 of 100).