Chaceon fenneri
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| Chaceon fenneriand ablackbelly rosefish | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Geryonidae |
| Genus: | Chaceon |
| Species: | C. fenneri
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| Chaceon fenneri | |
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Geryon fenneri | |
Chaceon fenneri,commonly known as thegolden craborgolden deepsea crab,is one of several species ofcrabharvested for food by humans. It was formerly calledGeryon fenneri.Like theblue crab,itscommon namecomes from the color of its shell; it is usually cream to tan in color. Both parts of thebinomenChaceon fennericommemorateFenner 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 theGulf of Mexicoto Brazil.[2]It cannot swim. Thecarapaceof 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 includesbenthic(bottom-dwelling) organisms likemollusksandworms.
References
[edit]- ^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.
- ^abCarvalho, 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".RetrievedAugust 9,2008.
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