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Table 2 Stomach fullness in different size groups (Carapace width in mm) of Portunus segnis

From: Feeding habits of blue swimming crab Portunus segnis (Forskal, 1775) in the northern coastal waters of Iran

Size class

Male

     

Female

     

Percentage (%)

Total crab

Percentage (%)

Total crab

Empty

25 %

50 %

75 %

Full

 

Empty

25 %

50 %

75 %

Full

 

36 – 55

28.6

7.1

14.3

14.3

35.7

14

60.0

0.0

0.0

40.0

0.0

11

56 – 75

52.1

6.3

8.3

16.7

16.7

48

52.9

13.7

9.8

9.8

13.7

49

76 – 95

37.7

10.4

15.6

13.0

23.4

154

31.5

6.5

13.7

16.9

31.5

124

96 – 115

41.9

10.5

14.3

11.2

22.1

256

32.7

8.9

7.3

21.4

29.8

246

116 – 135

38.4

11.0

13.9

15.2

21.5

236

35.1

10.3

9.5

14.5

30.5

263

136 – 155

36.3

16.9

12.9

15.3

18.5

123

26.8

17.0

13.4

19.6

23.2

112

156 – 175

44.1

11.8

8.8

11.8

23.5

34

17.3

7.7

23.1

25.0

26.9

52

Total

40.0

11.3

13.8

13.6

21.7

865

32.8

10.2

10.7

18.0

28.0

857