Charybdis lucifer (Fabricius, 1798) is a animal in the Portunidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Charybdis lucifer (Fabricius, 1798)
Charybdis lucifer, the yellowish-brown crab, is a swimming crab native to the Indo-Pacific that is invasive in parts of the Mediterranean.
Charybdis lucifer, commonly called the yellowish-brown crab, is a species of swimming crab that belongs to the family Portunidae. The type locality for this species is the Indian Ocean, likely at Tranquebar. Its natural distribution covers waters surrounding Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Australia. It is an invasive species in the waters of Italy, Egypt, and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830
Arenaeus cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818)
Portunus trituberculatus (Miers, 1876)
Scylla olivacea (Herbst, 1796)
Charybdis feriata (Linnaeus, 1758)
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