Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Portunidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 9.6, range 3 - ? cmmax. reported age: 3.00 years (Ref. 128174)
Inhabits shallow sandy lagoons (Ref. 111207).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lai, J.C.Y., P.K.L. Ng and P.J.F. Davie 2010 A revision of the Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) species complex (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae), with the recognition of four species. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 58(2):199-237. (Ref. 111207)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Resilience (Ref. 69278): |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.97-1.85; tmax=3) |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543) |
(0 of 100). |