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Chaceon affinis

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Chaceon affinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Geryonidae
Genus: Chaceon
Species:
C. affinis
Binomial name
Chaceon affinis
(A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1894)
Synonyms

Geryon affinis

Chaceon affinis is a deep-sea crab in the family Geryonidae. It was fist described in 1894 based on specimens caught off the Azores by the yacht L'Hirondelle. The species is found in the Atlantic from 140 to 2,000 m (460 to 6,560 ft) metres deep. They have a carapace length of 8 to 12 cm (3.1 to 4.7 in).[1]

They are rarely caught by traditional fishers, and most have been obtained using baited traps. Direct observations using unmanned submersibles have shown large numbers of them around hydrothermal vents.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pinho, Mário R; Gonçalves, João M; Martins, Helen R; Menezes, Gui M (2001). "Some aspects of the biology of the deep-water crab, Chaceon affinis (Milne-Edwards and Bouvier, 1894) off the Azores". Fisheries Research. 51 (2–3): 283–295. Bibcode:2001FishR..51..283P. doi:10.1016/S0165-7836(01)00252-1.
  2. ^ Biscoito, Manuel; Saldanha, Luiz (2000). "Occurrence of Chaceon Affinis (Decapoda: Geryonidae) in the Vicinity of a Hydrothermal Vent Site on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 20 (1): 128–131. doi:10.1163/20021975-99990022. ISSN 0278-0372.