Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Portunidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range ? - 439 m (Ref. 118320). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: from the east coast of India; to Japan, south to Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.4 cm CW male/unsexed; (Ref. 125642); 2.075 cm CL (female)
Predominantly found in inner bays, living on sandy bottoms from the intertidal to a depth of 439 m (Ref. 118320). Also found in silt-clay sediments (Ref. 118321) and among seagrass in shallow waters (Ref. 125642).
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Chen, D., Q. Liu, X. Zeng and Z. Su 1997 Catch composition and seasonal variation of setnet fisheries in the Yellow and Bohai Seas. Fisheries Reserch 32:61-68. (Ref. 77881)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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More information
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.78-1.94).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
