Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Portunidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 30 - 345 m (Ref. 99823). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.4 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 119750); 12 cm CW (female)
Minimum depth from Ref. 130618. Found on muddy or sandy bottom (Ref. 99823). Also found on substrates composed of shell fragments and pebbles (Ref. 130618).
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.
MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17.3 - 26.8, mean 23.5 (based on 179 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.9-1.1).