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Checklist for Family Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Swimming Crab)
and region Southeast Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
333
2050
7551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
332
2049
7550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1290
5820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
156
1282
5779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1225
5428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
85
758
2958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
77
699
2828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
61
563
2066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
35
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPortunidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Swimming Crab, Swimming crabs
34
251
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Asia
34 Genera with 251 Species
#ABCGLMNOPSTVX
Achelous De Haan, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Benthochascon Alcock and A..., 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Caphyra Guérin, 18696SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Carupa Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Catoptrus A. Milne-Edw..., 19664SpeciesTaxom
Cavoportunus Nguyen & Ng, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 189438SpeciesTaxom
Cycloachelous Ward, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Gonioinfradens Leene, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Goniosoma A. Milne Edw..., 18613SpeciesTaxom
Goniosupradens De Haan, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Laleonectes Manning and ..., 19382SpeciesTaxom
Libystes A. Milne-Edw..., 18683SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18275SpeciesTaxom
Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Lupa Leach, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Lupocycloporus Alcock, 19675SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 19508SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Monomia Gistl, 19008SpeciesTaxom
Neptunus De Haan, 186113SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Parathranites Miers, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Podophthalmus Lamarck, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Portunites Bell, 1858
Swimming crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 199142SpeciesTaxom
Saratunus Collins, Lee..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 189958SpeciesTaxom
Thalamitoides A. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Vojmirophthalmus Stevcic, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 193716SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Asia
251 Species and 3 Subspecies
Achelous floridanus Rathbun, 1930Florida Swimming Crab
Achelous rubromarginatus (Lanchester, 1900)⇒ Portunus rubromarginatus Lanchester, 1900
Achelous tuberculatus Stimpson, 1860Tiberculated swimming crab
Achelous whitei (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Portunus gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Caphyra alcyoniophila Monod, 1938
Caphyra bedoti Zehntner, 1894
Caphyra fulva Stephenson &..., 1960
Caphyra laevis (A. Milne Edw..., 1869)⇒ Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Xenia Swimming Crab
Caphyra rotundifrons A. Milne-Edw..., 1869Turtle Weed Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Carupa laeviuscula (Heller, 1862)⇒ Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852
Carupa ohashii Takeda, 1993
Carupa tenuipes Dana, 1852Violet Eyed Swimming Crab
Catoptrus inaequalis Rathbun, 1906
Catoptrus marigondonensis Takeda, 2010
Catoptrus nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870
Catoptrus rathbunae Serène, 1966
Cavoportunus dubius Laurie, 1906
Charybdis (Charybdis) acuta A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Charybdis (Charybdis) affinis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Charybdis) amboinensis Leene, 1938Ambon Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) anisodon De Haan, 1850
Charybdis (Charybdis) annulata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Charybdis) beauforti Leene & Buit..., 1949
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Charybdis (Charybdis) cruciata (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Charybdis feriata Linnaeus, 1758
Charybdis (Charybdis) curtilobus Stephenson &..., 1967
Charybdis (Charybdis) demani Leene, 1937
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758Coral Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) granulata De Haan, 1833
Charybdis (Charybdis) helleri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) ihlei Leene & Buit..., 1949
Charybdis (Charybdis) japonica A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Asian Paddle Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera Fabricius, 1798Portunid Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) miles De Haan, 1835
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) orientalis Dana, 1852
Charybdis (Charybdis) rathbuni Leene, 1938
Charybdis (Charybdis) riversandersoni Alcock, 1899
Charybdis (Charybdis) rosea Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Charybdis (Charybdis) rostrata A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Charybdis (Charybdis) variegata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) hongkongensis Shen, 1934
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) ornata A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) padangensis Leene & Buit..., 1952
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) truncata Fabricius, 1798
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) vadorum Alcock, 1899
Charybdis (Gonioneptunus) bimaculata Miers, 1886
Charybdis (Goniosupradens) acutifrons De Man, 1879
Charybdis erythrodactylus Lamarck, 1818
Charybdis feriatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Charybdis feriata Linnaeus, 1758
Charybdis merguiensis (De Man, 1887)⇒ Charybdis helleri A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Charybdis paucidentata A. Milne Edw..., 1861
Charybdis rosaea
Charybdis subornata (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Charybdis bimaculata Miers, 1886
Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Granulated Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous levigatus Koch, 2021Smooth Swimming Crab
Cycloachelous octodentatus Gordon, 1938
Cycloachelous orbicularis Richters, 1880
Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Gonioinfradens paucidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Goniosoma merguiense (De Man, 1888)⇒ Charybdis hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Goniosoma ornatum (A. Milne Edw..., 1861)⇒ Charybdis truncata Fabricius, 1798
Goniosoma quadrimaculatum (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Charybdis lucifera Fabricius, 1798
Goniosupradens acutifrons De Man, 1879Spine-fronted Swimming Crab
Laleonectes kuriya Mendoza & Devi, 2017
Laleonectes nipponensis Sakai, 1938
Libystes edwardsi Alcock, 1900
Libystes lepidus Miyake & Takeda, 1970
Libystes nitidus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777Wrinkled swimming crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814Marbled swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus vernalis Risso, 1827Grey ᾷ crab
Lissocarcinus arkati Kemp, 1923
Lissocarcinus laevis Miers, 1886Anemone Crab
Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lissocarcinus polybioides (Adams & White, 1849)⇒ Lissocarcinus polybiodes Adams & White, 1849
Lupa sanguinolentus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Portunus sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783
Lupocycloporus gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Lupocycloporus innominatus Rathbun, 1909
Lupocycloporus laevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Lupocycloporus minutus Shen, 1937
Lupocycloporus sinuosodactylus Stephenson, 1967
Lupocyclus (Parathranites) orientalis (Miers, 1886)⇒ Parathranites orientalis Miers, 1886
Lupocyclus granulatus (Leene & Buit..., 1951)⇒ Lupocyclus tugelae Barnard, 1950
Lupocyclus inaequalis Walker, 1887
Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880Philippine Scissor Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906Five-toothed Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus rotundatus Adams & White, 1849Rounded Swimming Crab
Lupocyclus sexspinosus (Leene, 1940)⇒ Lupocyclus philippinensis Semper, 1880
Lupocyclus tugelae Barnard, 1950
Macropipus tuberculatus Roux, 1830Portunid crab
Monomia argentata A Milne Edwards, 1861
Monomia curvipenis Stephenson, 1961
Monomia euglyphus Laurie, 1906
Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Portunus gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Monomia haani Stimpson, 1858Red Swimming Crab
Monomia lucida Koch & ÄŽuri..., 2018
Monomia petrea Alcock, 1899Swimming Crab
Monomia rubromarginatus Lanchester, 1900
Neptunus (Amphitrite) argentatus (A Milne Edwards, 1861)⇒ Portunus argentatus argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Neptunus (Hellenus) hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Neptunus dubius (Laurie, 1906)⇒ Cavoportunus dubius Laurie, 1906
Neptunus granulatus H.Milne Edwards, 1834
Neptunus innominatus (Rathbun, 1909)⇒ Portunus innominatus Rathbun, 1909
Neptunus longispinosus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Portunus longispinosus Dana, 1852
Neptunus minutus (Shen, 1937)⇒ Portunus minutus Shen, 1937
Neptunus pulchricristatus (Gordon, 1931)⇒ Portunus pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Neptunus rugosus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Portunus rugosus A. Milne Edw..., 1861
Neptunus sieboldi (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Portunus convexus De Haan, 1835
Neptunus spinipes (Miers, 1886)⇒ Portunus spinipes Miers, 1886
Neptunus trituberculatus (Miers, 1876)⇒ Portunus trituberculatus Miers, 1876
Neptunus tuberculosus (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Portunus tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Ovalipes iridescens Miers, 1886
Ovalipes punctatus De Haan, 1833
Parathranites granosus Crosnier, 2002
Parathranites orientalis Miers, 1886
Parathranites tuberogranosus Crosnier, 2002
Podophthalmus fusiformis Morris & Col..., 1991
Podophthalmus nacreus Alcock, 1899
Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798Sentinel crab
Portunus (Achelous) dubius (Laurie, 1906)⇒ Cavoportunus dubius Laurie, 1906
Portunus (Achelous) granulatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1834)⇒ Cycloachelous granulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Portunus (Achelous) orbicularis (Richters, 1880)⇒ Cycloachelous orbicularis Richters, 1880
Portunus (Achelous) orbitosinus (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Cycloachelous orbitosinus Rathburn, 1911
Portunus (Achelous) tuberculatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macropipus tuberculatus Roux, 1830
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) innominatus Rathbun, 1909
Portunus (Lupocycloporus) minutus Shen, 1937
Portunus (Monomia) argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus argentatus argentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Monomia) curvipenis Stephenson, 1961
Portunus (Monomia) gladiator Stimpson, 1858
Portunus (Monomia) rubromarginatus Lanchester, 1900
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus Linnaeus, 1767
Portunus (Portunus) minimus Rathbun, 1898
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) pubescens Dana, 1852Hairy swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus sanguinolentus sanguinolentus Herbst, 1783Red-spotted Swimming Crab
Portunus (Portunus) trituberculatus Miers, 1876Gazami crab
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) brockii De Man, 1887
Portunus (Xiphonectes) hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Portunus (Xiphonectes) iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus Dana, 1852
Portunus (Xiphonectes) macrophthalmus M. J. Rathbun, 1906
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pseudotenuipes Spiridonov, 1999
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchicristatus Gordon, 1931
Portunus (Xiphonectes) pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Portunus (Xiphonectes) rugosus A. Milne Edw..., 1861
Portunus (Xiphonectes) spiniferus Stephenson &..., 1967
Portunus (Xiphonectes) spinipes Miers, 1886
Portunus (Xiphonectes) stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tenuipes De Haan, 1833
Portunus (Xiphonectes) trilobatus Stephenson, 1972
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Blood-spot swimming crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) tweediei Shen, 1937
Portunus emarginatus (Stephenson &..., 1959)⇒ Liocarcinus navigator Herbst, 1794
Portunus haanii Stimpson, 1858
Portunus unidens
Portunus woodwardi Morris & Col..., 1991
Saratunus longiorbis Collins & al., 2003
Scylla olivacea Herbst, 1796Orange Mud Crab
Scylla paramamosain Estampador, 1949
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Scylla tranquebarica Fabricius, 1798
Thalamita admeta
Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803
Thalamita auauensis Rathbun, 1906
Thalamita bevisi Stebbing, 1921
Thalamita bilobata De Man, 1926
Thalamita bouvieri Nobili, 1906
Thalamita carinata Zarenkov, 1970
Thalamita chaptali Audouin & Sa..., 1817
Thalamita chaptalii Audouin, 1826
Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron & Ja..., 1846Azure Swimming Crab
Thalamita cooperi Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita crenata Rüppell, 1830Crenate swimming crab
Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858Blue Mottled Swimmer Crab
Thalamita exetastica Alcock, 1899
Thalamita foresti Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita gatavakensis Nobili, 1906
Thalamita gloriensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita gracilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Thalamita granosimana Borradaile, 1902
Thalamita helleri Hoffmann, 1874
Thalamita holthuisi Stephenson, 1975
Thalamita imparimana Alcock, 1899
Thalamita integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita integra integra Dana, 1852
Thalamita intermedia Miers, 1886Six-lobed Crab
Thalamita investigatoris (Alcock, 1899)⇒ Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita kagosimensis Sakai, 1939Swimming Crab
Thalamita koepangensis Stephenson, 1975
Thalamita kuekenthalli De Man, 1902
Thalamita kukenthali De Man, 1902
Thalamita macropus Montgomery, 1931
Thalamita malaccensis Gordon, 1938
Thalamita mitsiensis Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita oculea Alcock, 1899
Thalamita parvidens Rathbun, 1907
Thalamita pelsarti Montgomery, 1931Swimming Crab
Thalamita philippinensis Stephenson &..., 1967
Thalamita picta Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Thalamita platypenis Stephenson, 1975
Thalamita plicatifrons De Man, 1902
Thalamita poissonii Audouin, 1826Poisson Swimming Crab
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita pseudopelsarti Crosnier, 2002Orange-legged Swimming Crab
Thalamita quadrilobata Miers, 1884
Thalamita savignyi A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Thalamita seurati Nobili, 1906
Thalamita sexlobata Miers, 1886
Thalamita sima H. Milne Edw..., 1834Four-lobed Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinicarpa Wee & Ng, 1995
Thalamita spinifera Borradaile, 1902Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinimana Dana, 1852Spiny Claw Swimming Crab
Thalamita spinimera Stephenson &..., 1967
Thalamita starobogatovi Tien, 1969
Thalamita stephensoni Crosnier, 1962
Thalamita stimpsoni (A. Milne-Edw..., 1861)⇒ Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858
Thalamita stimpsonii
Thalamita williami Spiridonov, 2017
Thalamita woodmasoni Alcock, 1899
Thalamitoides quadridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Thalamitoides tridens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Vojmirophthalmus minabensis Sakai, 1961
Vojmirophthalmus nacreus Alcock, 1899
Xiphonectes brockii De Man, 1887
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798
Xiphonectes iranjae Crosnier, 1962
Xiphonectes longispinosus Dana, 1852Long-spine Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906Swimming Crab
Xiphonectes pseudotenuipes Spiridonov, 1999
Xiphonectes pulchricristatus Gordon, 1931
Xiphonectes rugosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Xiphonectes spiniferus Stephenson &..., 1967
Xiphonectes spinipes Miers, 1886
Xiphonectes stephensoni Moosa, 1981
Xiphonectes tenuicaudatus Stephenson, 1961
Xiphonectes tenuipes De Haan, 1835
Xiphonectes trilobatus Stephenson, 1972
Xiphonectes tuberculosus A.Milne-Edwards, 1861
Xiphonectes tweediei Shen, 1937

Subnodes of Portunidae with occurrences in Southeast Asia
SubfamilyCaphyrinae
Guérin, 1832
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCarcininae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCarupinae
Paul´son, 1875
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLupocyclinae
Alcock, 1899
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPodophthalminae
Dana, 1851
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolybiinae
Ortmann, 1893
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPortuninae
Rafinesque, 1815
7
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThalamitinae
Paul´son, 1875
4
98
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Portunidae at artfakta.se
Portunidae at biodiversity.org.au
Portunidae at dyntaxa.se
Portunidae at gbif.org
Portunidae at irmng.org
Portunidae at itis.gov
Portunidae at marinespecies.org