Everything about Charybdis Genus totally explained
Charybdis is a
genus of swimming crabs in the family
Portunidae; "
Charybdis" is
Greek for
whirlpool. There are many species in the genus
Charybdis:
Charybdis affinis
Charybdis affinis has a hexagonal, concave
carapace with a yellowish-grey colour. This crab is found in the
Indian Ocean and in the
West Pacific .
Charybdis cruciata
Charybdis cruciata is found in the Indian and
Pacific Oceans, from
Japan,
China and
Australia to
Southern Africa and the
Persian Gulf . It is an edible crab and because of its large size, high quality of meat and relatively soft exoskeleton, it has a high commercial value. Attempts are being made to farm this crab using
aquaculture . In
Hong Kong Cantonese it's known as the flowery crab (花蟹) . This name probably arises from its red and white colouring when cooked. This species of crab is also known as
Charybdis feriata and
Charybdis feriatus and has also been found in the
Mediterranean Sea. The
specific epithet cruciata refers to the red cross on the
carapace of this species. According to legend the Spanish Jesuit
Saint Francis Xavier saw this crab in Indonesia. "A Ceram, écrit François-Xavier, un crabe sur la plage me rapporta entre ses pinces mon crucifix qu'une tempête avait arraché à mon cou. Depuis, en cette région, les crabes ont un crucifix imprimé sur leur carapace" .
Charybdis hellerii
Charybdis hellerii is characterised by a hexagonal, concave carapace with a mottled brownish-grey colour. This crab originates from the Indo-West Pacific, from the
Red Sea to
New Caledonia. However this crab has now also successively invaded the Western Atlantic (
Florida to
Brazil) and the Mediterranean Sea .
Charybdis japonica
Charybdis japonica has a hexagonal, concave carapace with a reddish-brown colour and is found in the waters near Japan .
Charybdis longicollis
Charybdis longicollis is an invasive species from the
Red Sea that invaded the
Mediterranean Sea fifty years ago .
Charybdis natator
Charybdis natator is characterised by a brownish upper surface with some white spots among the wafts or bright red granules. On its under surface it's bluish, mottled with white and pale red . This crab isn't a major target for commercial fishing .
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