Asian paddle crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) japonica
Category: Crabs & Lobsters
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Portunidae
- Genus
- Charybdis
Where to Find
Found in 4 diving areas across 2 countries and 2 regions.
- Bay of Islands, New Zealand - 606 records
- Goat Island & Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand - 4096 records
- Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand - 669 records
- Jeju Island, South Korea - 6 records