-
flattened legs that
resemble paddles. However, in
contrast to
another portunid crab (Scylla serrata), they
cannot survive for long
periods out of the...
- and mammals. In the ocean,
predators of the
loggerhead juveniles include portunid crabs and
various fishes, such as
parrotfishes and
moray eels.
Adults are...
-
important species black crab (Scylla serrata) and
Scylla paramamosain.
Portunid crabs are
characterised by the
flattening of the
fifth pair of legs into...
- amphipods(particularly
Parathemisto gaudichaudii) and percophidids.
Crabs such as the
portunid crab
Nectocarcinus bennetti are also
important prey.
These prey
items imply...
-
opportunistic feeder in the reef community. The diet
commonly includes xanthid and
portunid crabs,
juvenile spiny lobster, and
snapping shrimp, with the occasional...
-
various invertebrates also was
highly variable, with
penaeid shrimps,
portunid crabs,
stomatopods and
squid being of
importance to
different po****tions...
-
typically they do not. They tend to feed on
small crustaceans including portunid and
calappid crabs by
groping and
pouncing on
small rocks and clusters...
- crab
family Portunidae. The
genus Callinectes is
distinguished from
other portunid crabs by the lack of an
internal cartilaginous spine on the
carpus (the...
-
generalist predator. The
chief food
source for this
octopus is the deep-sea
portunid crab
Bathynectes piperitus.
Other major prey
items include the Cape hagfish...
- CITEREFStephensonRees1968 (help) Johnson,
William S.; Allen,
Dennis M. (2005). "Swimming (
Portunid) crabs".
Zooplankton of the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts: a
guide to their...
