basis of record: Stephenson, W. (1972). An annotated checklist and key to the Indo-Pacific swimming crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae). Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin No. 10. [details]
additional source: Webber, W.R.; Ahyong.S. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details]
Environment
marine
Distribution
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Red Sea [details]
Citation: Davie, P. (2013). Charybdis (Charybdis) japonica (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208836 on 2013-05-19