Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798) is a animal in the Varunidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798)
Varuna litterata is a euryhaline native Indo-Pacific crab that lives in slow fresh or brackish estuary waters.
Varuna litterata, which is also commonly called the river swimming crab or the peregrine crab, is a euryhaline crab species. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region, and is most often found in slow-moving or nearly stagnant fresh or brackish waters within estuarine habitats.
Photo: (c) Ondřej Radosta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ondřej Radosta · cc-by-nc
Austrohelice crassa (Dana, 1851)
Chasmagnathus convexus (De Haan, 1835)
Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan, 1835)
Helice tridens (De Haan, 1835)
Eriocheir japonica (De Haan, 1835)
Helograpsus haswellianus (Whitelegge, 1890)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
Identify Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798) instantly — even offline
iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.
Download iNature — FreeDownload iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.
Download Free on App Store
