NEW RECORD OF THE SWIMMING CRAB CHARYBDIS (ARCHIAS) HONGKONGENSIS SHEN, 1934 (BRACHYURA, PORTUNIDAE) FROM INDIA

• Charybdis (Archias) hongkongensis Shen, 1934 was collected from the Indian coast of the Bay of Bengal and this is the first record from Indian waters. The distinct key characters of this species are: a relatively more produced last antero-lateral tooth, strongly convergent postero-lateral margins, and a smooth, rounded, reduced apex of the male first gonopod. This is the ninth member of Charybdis (Archias) Alcock, 1899 from Indian waters. The species is diagnosed and figured herein.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi -- Ekologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences -- Ecology (hsv//eng)

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Portunidae

Charybdis (Archias) hongkongensis

swimming crab

first

record

biodiversity

east coast of India

decapoda

leucosiidae

Marine & Freshwater Biology

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