Portunus pelagicus
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Portunus pelagicus, also known as the blue crab, blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab and flower crab is a species of large crab found in the Indo-Pacific, including off the coasts Indonesia,[1] Malaysia,[2] Cambodia,[3] Thailand,[4] the Philippines,[5] and Vietnam;[6] and in the intertidal estuaries around most of Australia and east to New Caledonia.[7]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Portunidae |
Genus: | Portunus |
Species: | P. pelagicus |
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