Chaceon fenneri
Chaceon fenneri | |
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Chaceon fenneri and a blackbelly rosefish | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Geryonidae |
Genus: | Chaceon |
Species: | C. fenneri |
Binomial name | |
Chaceon fenneri (Manning & Holthuis, 1984) | |
Synonyms | |
Geryon fenneri |
Chaceon fenneri, commonly known as the golden crab or golden deepsea crab, is one of several species of crab harvested for food by humans. It was formerly called Geryon fenneri. Like the blue crab, its common name comes from the color of its shell; it is usually cream to tan in color. Both parts of the binomen Chaceon fenneri commemorate Fenner A. Chace Jr.[1] It is found on the ocean floor at depths of 200 to 1,500 m (660–4,920 ft) in the tropical west Atlantic, ranging from the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.[2] It cannot swim. The carapace of this large crab measures up to 20 cm (7.9 in),[2] making the entire animal similar in size to a dinner plate.[3] Its diet includes benthic (bottom-dwelling) organisms like mollusks and worms.
References
- ^ Raymond B. Manning & L. B. Holthuis (1989). "Two new genera and nine new species of geryonid crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Geryonidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 102 (1): 50–57.
- ^ a b Carvalho, Filho and Lotufo (2009). Note on the fisheries and biology of the golden crab (Chaceon fenneri) off the northern coast of Brazil. Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Res., 37(3): 571-576.
- ^ "NOAA Ocean Explorer: Investigating the Charleston Bump". Retrieved August 9, 2008.
External links
- South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
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