Main Ref. | Tavares, M., 2003 |
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Remarks | Occurs at depths ranging from the low-water mark to 575 m. Basically a cold water species. Small to medium-sized crabs move into shallower depths especially in winter, whereas larger ones occur in deeper waters (Ref. 367). Found on molluscan and other shells (Ref. 97531). Feeds mainly on mollusks, echinoderms, and other invertebrates (Ref. 367). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rubble; |
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Substrate Ref. | Felder, D.L., F. Alvarez, J.W. Goy and R. Lemaitre, 2009 |
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Ref. | Tavares, M., 2003 |
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Feeding type | plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Griffen, B.D. and H. Mosblack, 2011 |
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Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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From individual food items | 3.29 | 0.22 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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