Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Geryonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 100 - 950 m (Ref. 804), usually 300 - 700 m (Ref. 435). Tropical; 31°N - 36°S, 26°W - 21°E
Eastern Atlantic: West to southwest Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 8 - 10 cm Max length : 16.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 435); 9.5 cm CW (female)
Mating behavior: Newly moulted or soft-shelled female is carried by the male with its pleopods
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
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.5 - 12, mean 8.4 (based on 58 cells).
Prior r = 0.42, 95% CL = 0.28 - 0.63, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients : Calcium = 109 [35, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 1.59 [1.21, 1.97] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [19.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.285 [0.185, 0.386] g/100g; Selenium = 48.3 [-31.7, 128.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.