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Jacquinotia edwardsii (Jacquinot, 1853)
Southern spider crab
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Majidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 4 - 549 m (Ref. 78781). Subtropical; 35°S - 55°S, 164°E - 175°W (Ref. 78779)
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Temperate to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 10 - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 126800)
Maximum depth based on occurrence in the Snares Island, New Zealand (Ref. 78779). Species is found also in intertidal areas. Minimum depth range from Ref. 121895. Total length (including spreadout legs) may reach 1 m (Ref. 126800). Coastal waters (Ref. 121899). Found in shallow waters, at depths of 4 to 5 m (Ref. 121895). Intertidal to offshore waters, sometimes extending up to 549 m. Common in rock pools among seaweed or on sandy beaches (Ref. 78781).
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
Fenwick, G.D. 1978. (Ref. 78779)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 7.6 - 10.9, mean 9.3 (based on 5 cells).