Charybdis lucifer explained

Charybdis lucifer, also known as the yellowish-brown crab, is a species of swimming crab in the family Portunidae.[1]

The type locality of this species is Indian Ocean, probably Tranquebar. It occurs naturally in the waters around Bangladesh, Malaysia[2] India, Singapore,[3] Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia, Italy (Invasive species), Egypt (Invasive species), Mediterranean Sea (Invasive species).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifer (Fabricius, 1798). 4 February 2023 . World Register of Marine Species . Liu J.Y.. 2008.
  2. Hamli . Hadi . Al-Asif . Abdulla- . Ismail . Johan . Gerusu . Geoffery James . Nerurkar . Sayali . First record of Yellowish-brown crab Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera (Fabricius, 1798) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae) from Malaysian waters after 127 years, with morphological and ecological notes. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society . 28 March 2021. 119 . 2 . 1-5. 10.17087/jbnhs/2022/v119/159849 . free .
  3. Yeo . Abel Meng Wei . Kwan . Ivan Wei Ming . First Singapore record of the swimming crab, Charybdis lucifera . Nature in Singapore . 31 October 2022 . 15. 1 . e2022017 . 10.26107/NIS-2022-0107 . free .

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