Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Brachyura - Portunidae - Portunus

Portunus tuberculatus (Stimpson, 1860)


Distribution : (Hendrickx, 1995b: 134) - Eastern Pacific, from the gulf of California to south of Equator; Oceanic Islands: Baja California Sur, Revillagigedo (Socorro), Clipperton et Galapagos.

Remarks : Carapace 14x32 mm (with lateral spines).

Selected Reference(s)
Portunus (Achelous) tuberculatus. - Garth, J. S., 1965: 15. - Clipperton

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Clipperton (subtidal, sand; reported down to 65 m).

Regional Records: CLIPPERTON - Portunus (Achelous) tuberculatus - Garth, 1965: 15 (Clipperton). - Portunus tuberculatus - Hendrickx, 1995b: 134 (distribution).

References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) - PDF 412 Ko
Since November 2012, this database is updated in CRUSTA database - http://crustiesfroverseas.free.fr/