Charybdis japonica
| Charybdis japonica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Portunidae |
| Genus: | Charybdis |
| Species: | C. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Charybdis japonica (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861) | |
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Charybdis japonica, the Asian paddle crab, is a species of swimming crab in the family Portunidae.[1][2] Charybdis japonica has a hexagonal, concave carapace around 12 centimetres (4.7 in) wide, the whole animal being pale green to olive green in colour.[2]
It occurs naturally in the waters around Japan, Korea and Malaysia, but has become an invasive species in New Zealand.[2] It has also been recorded in the Adriatic Sea where it is rare.[1]
Miso soup of Charybdis japonica (イシガニの味噌汁)
Ventral view
References
- 1 2 3 P. Davie (2010). "Charybdis (Charybdis) japonica (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861)". World register of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Asian paddle crab Charybdis japonica". Biosecurity New Zealand. March 30, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
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