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Portunus armatus Blue Swimmer Crab

Portunus armatusis commonly referred to as Blue Swimmer Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Blue Swimmer Crab,Grosse Pazifische Schwimmkrabbe,Portunus armatus 2020


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lexID:
14271 
AphiaID:
1061743 
Scientific:
Portunus armatus 
German:
Große Pazifische Schwimmkrabbe, Blaue Schwimmkrabbe 
English:
Blue Swimmer Crab 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Portunus (Genus) > armatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(A. Milne-Edwards, ), 1861 
Occurrence:
Australia, French Polynesia, Indo Pacific, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Territory (Australia), Queensland (Australia), South Australia, South-Pazific, Western Australia 
Sea depth:
0 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Muddy grounds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows 
Size:
3.94" - 7.87" (10cm - 20cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Portunus aburatsubo
  • Portunus acuminatus
  • Portunus affinis
  • Portunus alcocki
  • Portunus anceps
  • Portunus andersoni
  • Portunus arabicus
  • Portunus argentatus
  • Portunus armatus
    Große Pazifische Schwimmkrabbe, Blaue Schwimmkrabbe
  • Portunus asper
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-10-26 13:55:03 

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Portunus armatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861)

The Blue Swimming Crab can be found free-living on sand and mud substrates. Diet: Carnivore

Colours: Green, White, Blue

Juveniles can often be found intertidally, especially in sea-grass, but adults usually live in deeper water on open ground.

Similar to Charybdis japonica and Scylla serrata.

Synonymised names:
Neptunus armatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1861 (basionym)
Portunus (Portunus) armatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861)

External links

  1. A revision of the Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) species complex (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae), with the recognition of four species (en). Abgerufen am 25.11.2021.
  2. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 25.11.2021.
  3. Coastal crabs a guide to the crabs of New Zealand (en). Abgerufen am 26.10.2023.
  4. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 25.11.2021.
  5. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 25.11.2021.

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Commonly

Foto: Coogee Beach, West-Australien
Blue Swimmer Crab,Grosse Pazifische Schwimmkrabbe,Portunus armatus 2020
Blue Swimmer Crab,Grosse Pazifische Schwimmkrabbe,Portunus armatus 2020

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