Homalaspis plana   (Milne-Edwards, 1834)

Blackberry crab

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

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Platyxanthidae

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

Benthic; depth range 2 - 272 m (Ref. 87801).  Subtropical; 2°S - 57°S, 82°W - 66°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Pacific: from Guayaquil (Ecuador) to the Strait of Magellan, including all of the Chilean coast.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 5 - ? cm Max length : 14.5 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 105473)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 105473. Maximum length based on length frequency from Ref. 105473. Intertidal (Ref. 66513) to a depth of 18 m (Ref. 122475). It is found on hard substrates like rocks (Ref. 87801). Juveniles are abundant on sheltered habitats like sand and shell hash with boulders (Ref. 66513). Feeds on carrion, sea urchins (Ref. 87801), molluscs (Refs. 87801, 105267) and crustaceans (Ref. 105267).

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

Ovigerous females are observed from July to December.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura. 2011. (Ref. 90098)

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
FAO - Fisheries: landings | FishSource |

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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fisheries: ; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.2 - 16.7, mean 14.2 (based on 34 cells).