Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Cancridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 350 m (Ref. 97346). Subtropical; 9°N - 39°S, 82°W - 70°W
Southern Pacific: Gulf of Panama to Valparaiso, Chile; Pacific South America. Subtropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 9 - ? cm Max length : 12.3 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 105706)
Intertidal to a depth of more than 350 m (Ref. 105706). Found on mud (Ref. 106078). Benthic predator (Ref. 106078). In general, species under the family Cancridae are omnivores, predators, or scavengers (Ref. 3477).
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.
Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura. 2011 Nomina de Especies. http://www.sernapesca.cl/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=47&func=startdown&id=5055 [Accessed 28 May 2012]. (Ref. 90098)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 11.1 - 16.2, mean 14.1 (based on 43 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.52-0.56).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
