Charybdis feriata is native to the tropical and subtropical western Indo-Pacific region. Its range extends from East Africa, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to Japan, Indonesia and Australia.

Charybdis feriata is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from Japan, China and Australia to Southern Africa and the Persian Gulf. [4] It is an edible crab and because of its large size, high quality of meat and relatively soft exoskeleton, it has a high commercial value.

Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208822 on 2025-04-04

Charybdis feriata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1671022 on 2025-04-07

Carapace ovate; 5 distinct teeth on each anterolateral margin. Color: distinctive pattern of longitudinal stripes of maroon and white, usually with distinct white cross on median part of gastric region; legs and pincers with numerous scattered with white spots.

Jul 30, 2015 · In this study, we first described the complete mitochondrial genome for the red crab (Charybdis feriata), elucidated its phylogenetic relationship among 20 species within Decapoda, and estimated the population genetic diversity.

The present record of Charybdis feriata (Linnaeus, 1758), the first for the Adriatic Sea, follows the reports of individual adult specimens from few scattered localities in the Western Mediterranean Sea (Abelló and Hispano

Jan 1, 2011 · Charybdis feriata (Linnaeus, 1758) is a portunid crab species widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region from Japan and China to Australia in the east, to eastern and

Widely distributed in the IWP from South and East Africa through the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Gulf, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka to Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Vietnam, China, and Japan (Apel & Spiridonov 1998).

Charybdis feriata supports trawl fishery of Karnataka coast and the entire catch is landed by multiday trawlers operating beyond 30 m depth zone. The highest landing was observed during 2003 (142 t). Fishing season for the species extend generally from September to June but peak fishing season of the species was during December-June.