Fecundity and egg size of giant crabs (Pseudocarcinus gigas)

Fish abundance and distribution Invertebrate abundance and distribution

Fecundity and egg size of giant crabs (Pseudocarcinus gigas) were determined from egg masses of 162 crabs sampled from three sites in south-eastern Australia: western Victoria, western Tasmania and eastern Tasmania. Crabs ranged in carapace length from 126 to 220 mm and egg number ranged from 830000 to 2500000.

Data and resources

DATA - female egg size [direct download]

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imas:DP1_CGardner_Fecundity_egg_size_of_giant_crabs_GV

MAP - location of crab sampling

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Additional information

Temporal extent	1995-08-10 – 1995-09-15
Date (creation)	2007-03-29
Status	completed
Update frequency	notPlanned
Metadata language	en
License	The data described in this record are the intellectual property of the University of Tasmania through the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute.
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-11-05
Created	2026-11-05
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