Portunus haanii

Portunus haanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Portunidae
Genus: Portunus
Weber, 1795 [1]
Species: Portunus haanii

Portunus haanii (swimming crab, red swimming crab, red swimmer crab, or warty swimming crab[2][3]) is a species of crab. It is a source of commercial crab meat in Vietnam and China.[4]

References

  1. "Portunus Weber, 1795". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  2. "The FDA Seafood List - Updates for 2012". Food and Drug Administration.
  3. "Red Swimmer Crab". SeaChoice.
  4. "Crab Education". Twin Tails Seafood.


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