Asian Blue Swimming Crab

Portunus pelagicus

Summary 2

Portunus armatus (formerly Portunus pelagicus), also known as the flower crab, blue crab, blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab or sand crab, rajungan in Indonesian, and alimasag in Tagalog, is a large crab found in the intertidal estuaries around most of Australia and east to New Caledonia .

Tamil Name 3

நீல நண்டு

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