South Africa 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: Known from south coast of Cape Province, from False Bay to Port Alfred (Ref. 4). C: Refs. 4, 106916.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Holthuis, L.B., 1991
National Database:

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Gilchrist's crayfish, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Palinuridae (spiny lobsters)

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

; rango de profundidad 50 - 360 m (Ref. 4). Subtropical, preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945); 24°S - 36°S, 17°E - 48°E (Ref. 4)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Introducciones

Western Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic: South Africa and Madagascar.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 16.0 cm BL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4); 31 cm BL (female)

Carapace length: 3 to 13 cm, carapace length; common carapace length: 6 to 10 cm (Ref. 4). Minimum depth from Ref. 106916.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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 Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Holthuis, L.B. 1991. (Ref. 4)

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

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial
FAO - pesquerías: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Herramientas

E-book | Guía de campo

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.1 - 20.7, mean 15.7 (based on 37 cells).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Palinurus gilchristi Stebbing, 1900