Ranina ranina, Spanner crab : fisheries

Ranina ranina   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spanner crab

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

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Raninidae

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

Revassocierade; djupintervall 1 - 200 m (Ref. 343).  Tropical; 35°N - 34°S, 29°E - 139°W

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-Pacific: From East Africa, Japan to Australia and Hawaii.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm 7.2  range ? - 6.19 cm Max length : 17.5 cm CL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 343); 12 cm CL (female); publicerad maxvikt: 900.00 g (Ref. 343); publicerad maxvikt: 900.00 g

Short description Morfologi

Carapace very elongate, much longer than broad; anterior part much broader than narrow, posterior waist-like. Abdomen clearly visible from dorsal view. Chelae greatly outsized in males; chelae and legs laterally flattened, spade-like. Color: orange to red overall.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 114541. Maximum length (umsexed) from Ref. 85185. Occupies the sublittoral zone (Ref. 77016). Occurs at depths greater than 100 m in open sandy areas (Ref. 343) in which they bury (Ref. 106934). Feeds on a variety of worms and soft shelled mollusks (Ref. 343).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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 referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Ng, P.K.L. 1998 Crabs. p. 1045-1155. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 2. Cephalopods, crustaceans, holothurians and sharks. Rome, FAO. 1998. pp. 687-1396. (Ref. 343)

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


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 18.2 - 28.8, mean 27.4 (based on 1084 cells).
Resiliens (Ref. 69278): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.12-0.24).
Prior r = 0.93, 95% CL = 0.61 - 1.40, Based on 2 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.
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.