Metacarcinus edwardsii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Cancridae |
Genus: | Metacarcinus |
Species: | M. edwardsii
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Binomial name | |
Metacarcinus edwardsii (
Bell, 1835)
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Synonyms | |
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Metacarcinus edwardsii, sometimes known as mola rock crab, [1] southern rock crab, [2] or Chilean rock crab, [2] is a species of crab from the Pacific coast of South America. [1] [3]
Metacarcinus edwardsii is found along the Pacific coast between Guayaquil in Ecuador and the Beagle Channel in the southernmost Chile. [3]
Females reach functional maturity at carapace width 106 mm (4.2 in), that is, 50% of females are egg-bearing at this size. Males reach functional maturity at slightly larger sizes. [4] The largest male crabs measure about 165 mm (6.5 in) in carapace width. [5]
Metacarcinus edwardsii is univoltine, with the mating season from October to January. [5]
In Chile, it is the most important commercially exploited crab, caught exclusively in artisanal fisheries. [3] [4]
Metacarcinus edwardsii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Cancridae |
Genus: | Metacarcinus |
Species: | M. edwardsii
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Binomial name | |
Metacarcinus edwardsii (
Bell, 1835)
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Synonyms | |
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Metacarcinus edwardsii, sometimes known as mola rock crab, [1] southern rock crab, [2] or Chilean rock crab, [2] is a species of crab from the Pacific coast of South America. [1] [3]
Metacarcinus edwardsii is found along the Pacific coast between Guayaquil in Ecuador and the Beagle Channel in the southernmost Chile. [3]
Females reach functional maturity at carapace width 106 mm (4.2 in), that is, 50% of females are egg-bearing at this size. Males reach functional maturity at slightly larger sizes. [4] The largest male crabs measure about 165 mm (6.5 in) in carapace width. [5]
Metacarcinus edwardsii is univoltine, with the mating season from October to January. [5]
In Chile, it is the most important commercially exploited crab, caught exclusively in artisanal fisheries. [3] [4]