Segregation by size in the mouthless crab Cardisoma crassum (Brachyura: Gecarcinidae) from Ponuga, Veraguas, Panama
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https://doi.org/10.15359/revmar.15-1.2Keywords:
Braquiúro, toca, biometria, maturidade funcional, carapaçaAbstract
O caranguejo sem boca, Cardisoma crassum, é um recurso pesqueiro de importância socioeconômica, portanto, entender seu padrão de distribuição é fundamental para seu manejo. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi estabelecer se os caranguejos exibem segregação de tamanho em habitats contrastantes. Três parcelas foram amostradas de fevereiro a junho de 2022 para coletar dados sobre variáveis biométricas em Ponuga, Veraguas, Panamá Pacífico. Foram capturados 151 caranguejos com largura média de cefalotórax de 56.24 ± 8.56 mm; 97 machos e 54 fêmeas, com uma proporção inclinada para os machos (1,8:1). Os caranguejos da parcela 1 alcançaram maior tamanho e peso do que as das parcelas 2 e 3. Fêmeas ovígeras foram encontradas apenas nas parcelas 1 e 2, durante o mês de junho (período chuvoso). A largura mínima do cefalotórax das fêmeas funcionalmente maduras foi de 47.11 mm. De acordo com essa medida, fêmeas maduras estiveram presentes em maiores proporções em todas as parcelas e foram mais abundantes na parcela 1. Caranguejos pequenos foram segregados na parcela 3; a parcela de origem e tamanho foram significativamente associadas. Este é o primeiro relato de segregação por tamanho e estágio de vida em Cardisoma crassum. Os resultados destacam a importância das características do habitat e abrem caminho para novas pesquisas sobre as causas desse padrão de distribuição.
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