Chaceon albus   Davie, Ng & Dawson, 2007


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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Geryonidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 200 - 2000 m (Ref. 115715), usually 500 - 1000 m (Ref. 115716).  Deep-water; 5°C - 8°C (Ref. 115716); 21°S - 35°S, 110°E - 124°E (Ref. 115715)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Indian Ocean: from northwest cape to Esperance, Western Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Exported through the live seafood trade to Singapore and Hongkong (Ref. 115716). Deep-sea species (Refs. 115712, 115715, 115716). Typically a slow growing crab; lives in cold (ca 5-8°C) waters between 500 to 1000 m (Ref. 115716). No diet studies have been conducted on crystal crabs. Based on studies from deep sea crab species, however, this species is likely to be highly opportunistic in its feeding habits, employing strategies of both an active carnivore and a scavenger (Ref. 115722).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

The female is carried beneath the male during copulation.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Melville-Smith, R., S.M.G. Norton and A W. Thomson. 2007. (Ref. 115712)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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