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Pseudocarcinus gigas (Lamarck, 1818)
Tasmanian giant crab
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Malacostraca | Decapoda | Eriphiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 20 - 820 m (Ref. 8423), usually 200 - 200 m (Ref. 82775). Subtropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Indian Ocean: Southern Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 1.3 range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 8423. Pseudocarcinus gigas have been a bycatch of rock lobster fishing operations in Southern Australia for over 80 years (Ref. 82759). Males can grow twice as big as males reaching at least 13 kg (Ref. 82776). Found in continental shelf and continental slope (Ref. 8423).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Females only bear eggs during non-molting years (Ref. 8933).
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Davie, P.J.F. 2002. (Ref. 8423)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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