Ranina ranina
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| Genus: | Ranina Lamarck, 1801
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Ranina ranina, the red frog crab[1] or spanner crab,[2] is a species of edible crab,[3] the only extant species in its genus.[4]
Description
It may grow up to 150 millimetres (5.9 in) long, and may weigh up to 900 grams (2.0 lb).[5] The carapace is wider at the front, reddish brown in colour, with ten white spots.[2] Ranina ranina is mainly nocturnal, and remains buried in the sand during the day.[6]
Fishery
The species is commercially exploited over much of its range, and in Queensland, Australia, only adults above 100 mm (3.9 in) carapace length may be landed.[7] In the Philippines in 2008, prices for Ranina ranina were around 200–300 pesos per kilogram.[2]
References
- ^ Megumi Minagawa (1993). "Relative growth and sexual dimorphism in the red frog crab Ranina ranina (Decapoda: Raninidae)" (PDF). Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi. 59 (12): 2025–2030.
- ^ a b c Oliver D. Tito & Jonalyn P. Alanano (2008). "Some aspects of fisheries and biology of spanner crab (Ranina ranina, Linnaeus) in Maluso, Basilan Province, Philippines" (PDF). Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries: 40–48.
- ^ S. L. Slattery, A. L. Ford & S. M. Nottingham (1992). "Cooking methods for spanner crabs Ranina ranina (L) and their effect on cadmium residues". Food Australia. 44 (5): 206–210.
- ^ Peter K. L. Ng, Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286.
- ^ "Spanner crab Ranina ranina". Fishing and Aquaculture. New South Wales Department of Primary Industries. 2005. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
- ^ Phyu Phyu Than, Taizo Sakata, Kazuhisa Hamada & Keinosuke Imaizumi (1999). "'Characteristics of dominant microflora in aquaculture tanks of juvenile red frog crab, Ranina ranina" (PDF). Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries: 1–6.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ J. M. Kirkwood, I. W. Brown, S. W. Gaddes & S. Hoyle (2005). "Juvenile length-at-age data reveal that spanner crabs (Ranina ranina) grow slowly". Marine Biology. 147 (2): 331–339. doi:10.1007/s00227-005-1574-0.
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