Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Portunidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 77 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical; 37°N - 38°S, 33°E - 149°W
Indo-Pacific: from the Red Sea, to Thailand and Philippines to Hawaii and French Polynesia, north to Japan and south to Tanzania, Madagascar and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 9.5, range 7 - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 343)
Only species of Podophthalmus with commercial value.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Ng, P.K.L. 1998. (Ref. 343)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.1 - 29, mean 27.9 (based on 1364 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.