Animal
Crabs
Animal Name
Charybdis affinis (Dana)
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Crustacea
Order
Decapoda
Family
Portunidae

Characteristic Features

-Carapace tomentose, about 1.5 times as broad as long

-Manus of chelipeds with 5 spines

-2 spines on the distal portion ill-developed

-Sixth segment of male abdomen with lateral margins subparallel

-Carapace length: (M) 36.6m; breath: (M) 36m.

Ecology
Habitat
Sandy or mud-sandy bottoms
Distribution
Locations
Southern water (2), Western water (1), Western water (2),
Western water (3)