Table 4 Egg production, volume of recently extruded eggs, and female size of different Petrolisthes species
Species of Petrolisthes | Female size (CL; mm) | Egg number (Min.–Max.) | Average egg number | Egg volume (mm3) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. armatus (Florida, Panama) | 3.8–9.2 | n.a. | 330 | 0.050 | Reid and Corey 1991 |
P. armatus (Pacific Costa Rica) | 4.6–9.7 | 108–1,143 | 429 | 0.039 | Present study |
P. armatus (Brazil) | 5.4–10.0 | 31–665 | 252 | 0.045 | Present study |
P. granulosus | 4.7–9.0 | 40–225 | 115 | 0.155 | Hernáez and Palma 2003 |
P. haigae | 3.4–6.8 | n.a. | 247 | 0.121 | Reid and Corey 1991 |
P. laevigatus | 8.5–18.2 | 56–1,141 | 364 | 0.226 | Lardies and Wehrtmann 1996 |
P. politus | 4.5–12.4 | 2–999 | 263 | n.a. | Scelzo 1985 |
P. tuberculatus (central Chile) | 8.2–27.7 | 174–5,316 | n.a. | n.a. | Antezana et al. 1965 |
P. tuberculatus (northern Chile) | 8.8–13.5 | 27–537 | 213 | 0.103 | Hernáez and Palma 2003 |
P. violaceus | 7.4–16.6 | 16–325 | 104 | 0.189 | Hernáez and Pinheiro 2001 |
P. zacae | 4.8–7.0 | n.a. | 212 | 0.124 | Reid and Corey 1991 |