Galene bispinosa, Square-shelled crab : fisheries

Galene bispinosa   (Herbst, 1783)

Square-shelled crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Galenidae

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

.  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm CW hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 343)

Short description Morfologi

Carapace subpentagonal, dorsal surface gently convex, lateral regions with numerous small, rounded granules; 2 or 3 distinct conical teeth on each lateral margin (2 teeth always distinct). Chelipeds stout, surfaces finely granulated. Color: tan to purplish tan.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in shallower waters down to depths of about 100 m (Ref. 343). Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Inhabits muddy substrates. Subtropical and tropical climates (Ref. 343). Also found in sandy substrates (Ref. 132434).

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. (Ref. 343)

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

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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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

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.8 - 29.3, mean 28.7 (based on 2399 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.