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Portunus haanii

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Portunus haanii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Portunidae
Genus: Portunus
Species:
P. haanii
Binomial name
Portunus haanii
(Stimpson, 1858)

Portunus haanii (swimming crab, red swimming crab, red swimmer crab, or warty swimming crab[1][2]) is a species of crab. It is a source of commercial crab meat in Vietnam and China.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "The FDA Seafood List - Updates for 2012". Food and Drug Administration.
  2. ^ "Red Swimmer Crab". SeaChoice.
  3. ^ "Crab Education". Twin Tails Seafood.