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Callinectes toxotes Ordway, 1863
Giant swimcrab| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Portunidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 77 m (Ref. 112850), usually ? - 30 m (Ref. 112850). Tropical; 18°C - 34°C (Ref. 112850); 24°N - 34°S, 112°W - 77°W
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Pacific: From Cape San Lucas, Baja California and Sinaloa (Río Piaxtla), Mexico to mouth of river Tumbes, Peru and Juan Fernandez Island, Chile.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 16.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 121685)
Maximum depth range from Ref. 121685.
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.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Taylor, M.H., M. Wolff, F. Vadas and C. Yamashiro. 2008. (Ref. 92517)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Fisheries: commercial
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