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Sanquerus validus (Herklots, 1851)
Senegalese smooth swimcrab| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Portunidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1 - 55 m (Ref. 435), usually 10 - 30 m (Ref. 435). Tropical; 20°N - 17°S
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Atlantic: from Mauritania to Angola.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.3 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 435)
Maximum carapace width: 19.0 cm (Ref. 435). Also caught by trammel nets (Ref. 417). Occurs at depths from 1 to 55 m, common at depths of 10 to 30 m. Inhabits shallow coastal waters with bottoms consisting of sand or mud (Ref. 435).
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
Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 435)
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): 22.7 - 28, mean 26.6 (based on 50 cells).