Necora puber, Velvet swimming crab : fisheries

Necora puber   Linnaeus, 1767

Velvet swimming crab

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed.
Necora puber  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
Upload your photos 
All pictures | Google image |
Image of Necora puber (Velvet swimming crab)
Necora puber

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

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Portunidae

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

; djupintervall 0 - 80 m (Ref. 356), usually ? - 40 m (Ref. 435).  Temperate; 4°C - 28°C (Ref. 112013), preferred 9°C (Ref. 107945); 61°N - 24°N, 16°W - 28°E

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: From western Norway to the UK to Western Sahara and the Mediterranean coasts of Spain, France and Italy. Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm 4.8, range 4 - 5.95 cm Max length : 10.9 cm CL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 96051); 9.84 cm CL (female); common length : 4.5 cm CL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 435); rapporterad maxålder: 8 år (Ref. 96051)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Maximum depth range from Ref. 101396. Maximum carapace width: 8.4; common carapace width: 5.5 cm (Ref. 435). Common in shallow waters from the intertidal to 80 m (Ref. 83653), common at depths not deeper than 40 m (Ref. 435). Found mostly in rocky shores, confined to the lower tidal mark (Refs. 101396). Inhabits on sand or mud (Ref. 435). Carnivore; trophic level 2.6 (Ref. 96418), trophic level 2.98 (Ref. 435). An opportunistic feeder, mostly preys on molluscs and crustaceans and also feeds on detrital material and large quantities of brown algae (Ref. 96482).

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

SAUP Database 2006 SAUP Database. www.seaaroundus.org. (Ref. 356)

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
FAO - fiskeri: landings | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Verktyg

Ytterligare information

Life cycle
Distribution
Physiology
Syreförbrukning
Human Related
Stamps, coins, misc.
Outreach
Taxonomy
referenser

Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(fiskeri: ; 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 to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.
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.