The genus
Charybdis contains the following species: ;Subgenus
Charybdis (
Charybdis)
De Haan, 1833 •
Charybdis acuta (
A. Milne-Edwards, 1869) •
Charybdis acutidens Türkay, 1986 •
Charybdis affinis Dana, 1852 •
Charybdis amboinensis Leene, 1938 •
Charybdis anisodon (De Haan, 1850) •
Charybdis annulata (
Fabricius, 1798) •
Charybdis beauforti Leene & Buitendijk, 1949 •
Charybdis brevispinosa Leene, 1937 •
Charybdis callianassa (
Herbst, 1789) •
Charybdis cookei Rathbun, 1923 •
Charybdis crosnieri Spiridonov & Türkay, 2001 •
Charybdis curtilobus Stephenson & Rees, 1967 •
Charybdis demani Leene, 1937 •
Charybdis feriata (
Linnaeus,
1758) •
Charybdis gordonae Shen, 1934 •
Charybdis granulata (De Haan, 1833) •
Charybdis hawaiensis Edmondson, 1954 •
Charybdis hellerii (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867) •
Charybdis heterodon Nobili, 1905 •
Charybdis holosericus (Fabricius, 1787) •
Charybdis ihlei Leene & Buitendijk, 1949 •
Charybdis incisa Rathbun, 1923 •
Charybdis japonica (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861) •
Charybdis jaubertensis Rathbun, 1924 •
Charybdis javaensis Zarenkov, 1970 •
Charybdis lucifer (Fabricius, 1798) •
Charybdis meteor Spiridonov & Türkay, 2001 •
Charybdis miles (De Haan, 1835) •
Charybdis natator (Herbst, 1794) •
Charybdis orientalis Dana, 1852 •
Charybdis padadiana Ward, 1941 •
Charybdis philippinensis Ward, 1941 •
Charybdis rathbuni Leene, 1938 •
Charybdis riversandersoni Alcock, 1899 •
Charybdis rosea (
Hombron &
Jacquinot, 1846) •
Charybdis rostrata (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861) •
Charybdis rufodactylus Stephenson & Rees, 1968 •
Charybdis sagamiensis Parisi, 1916 •
Charybdis salehensis Leene, 1938 •
Charybdis seychellensis Crosnier, 1984 •
Charybdis spinifera (Edward J. Miers|Miers, 1884) •
Charybdis vannamei Ward, 1941 •
Charybdis variegata (Fabricius, 1798) •
Charybdis yaldwyni Rees & Stephenson, 1967 ;Subgenus
Charybdis (
Goniohellenus) Alcock, 1899 •
Charybdis curtidentata Stephenson, 1967 •
Charybdis hongkongensis Shen, 1934 •
Charybdis hoplites (
Wood-Mason, 1877) •
Charybdis longicollis Leene, 1938 •
Charybdis omanensis Leene, 1938 •
Charybdis ornata (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861) •
Charybdis padangensis Leene & Buitendijk, 1952 •
Charybdis philippinensis Ward, 1941 •
Charybdis pusilla Alcock, 1899 •
Charybdis smithii MacLeay, 1838 •
Charybdis truncata (Fabricius, 1798) •
Charybdis vadorum Alcock, 1899 ;Subgenus
Charybdis (
Gonioneptunus)
Ortmann, 1894 •
Charybdis africana Shen, 1935 •
Charybdis bimaculata (Miers, 1886) •
Charybdis orlik Zarenkov, 1970 ;Subgenus
Charybdis (
Goniosupradens) Leene, 1938 •
Charybdis acutifrons (De Man, 1879) •
Charybdis erythrodactyla (
Lamarck, 1818) •
Charybdis obtusifrons Leene, 1937 ;
Incertae sedis •
Charybdis paucidentata (A. Milne-Edwards) •
Charybdis sexdentata (Herbst, 1783)
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 feriata Charybdis feriata 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 is 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 feriatus and
Charybdis cruciata,
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 around wide, the whole animal being pale green to olive green in colour. It occurs naturally in the waters around
Japan,
Korea and
Malaysia, but has become an
invasive species in
New Zealand.
Charybdis lucifer Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifer, the
Yellowish-brown crab, is a species of swimming crab in the family
Portunidae. The type locality of this species is
Indian Ocean, probably
Tranquebar. It occurs naturally in the waters around
Bangladesh,
Malaysia,
Pakistan,
Sri Lanka,
Indonesia,
Taiwan,
Thailand,
Australia,
Italy (
Invasive species),
Egypt (
Invasive species),
Mediterranean Sea (
Invasive species).
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 is bluish, mottled with white and pale red. This crab is not a major target for commercial fishing.
Charybdis miles Though
Charybdis miles was originally designated as its own species, it now actually refers to a group of different species including
C. acutidens, C. meteor, C. riversandersoni, C. crosnieri, and
C. sagamiensis. Unlike most portunid crabs, most species belonging to this group inhabit the deep sea. ==References==