Decapoda - Brachyura - Portunidae - Charybdis

Charybdis natator (Herbst, 1794)



World Distribution
MASDEA/AfReMas (Internet), Sakai (2004, CD) - Indo-ouest Pacifique. Mer Rouge, Afrique orientale, Mozambique, Afrique du Sud, Comores, Mayotte, Madagascar, Maurice, Golfe Persique, Golfe Oman, Inde, Sri Lanka, Malaisie, Indonésie, Thailande, Taiwan, Japon, Philippines, Australie.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-55 m

Mayotte data
Charybdis natator (Herbst, 1794) — Goniosoma natator - Hoffmann, 1874: 39, Mayotte. - Charybdis (Charybdis) natator - Crosnier, 1962: 82, fig. 143-4, pl. XII fig. 2, Madagascar, Mayotte. - Guinot, 1967 : 254, list with Mayotte — IWP, Red Sea, South Africa to Japan, Australia; 1-55 m.

Other data
Musorstom 1 Philippines, STATION — Moosa MK, Musorstom 1, 1: 142-150

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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