Metanephrops sinensis, China lobster : fisheries

Metanephrops sinensis   (Bruce, 1966)

China lobster
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Nephropidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 260 - 373 m.  Tropical; 16°N - 16°N, 109°E - 109°E (Ref. 4)

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-West Pacific: China.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm BL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

It has a total body length of 6 to 15 cm (Ref. 4). Occurs at a depth range from (205-) 260 to 373 (-390) m with a substrate composed of mud and sometimes with shells (Ref. 4).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Ovigerous females were obtained in September (Ref. 4).

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Holthuis, L.B. 1991 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(13):292p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 4)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

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Trophic Ecology
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Life cycle
Reproduktion
Könsmognad
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Lek
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Larvae
Distribution
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Ekosystem
Förekomster
Utplanteringar
Physiology
Syreförbrukning
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Taxonomy
referenser

Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.