Decanet taxon details
Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1061754 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1061754)
accepted
Species
Cancer cedonulli Herbst, 1794 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cancer pelagicus Forskål, 1775 · unaccepted > junior homonym
Lupa pelagica (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lupea pelagica (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Neptunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus var. sinensis Shen, 1932 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Portunus denticulatus Marion de Procé, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1061754 on 2026-08-28
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(of Cancer pelagicus Forskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059 [details] 
original description (of Cancer cedonulli Herbst, 1794) Herbst, J. F. W. (1791-1796). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Zweyter Band. Mit XXV Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krebse. Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, viii + 225 + [1] pp. 25 pls. [details]
original description (of Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Portunus denticulatus Marion de Procé, 1822) Marion de Procé, P.M. (1822). Sur plusieurs espèces nouvelles de poissons et de crustacés observées. <em>Bulletin des Science, par la Société philomatique de Paris.</em> 1822(Livr. September): 129-134. [details]
original description (of Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus var. sinensis Shen, 1932) Shen, C.-L. (1932). The brachyuran Crustacea of North China. <em>Zoologica Sinica, ser. A (Invertebrates of China).</em> 9(1): i-x, 1-321. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Lai, J. C. Y., Ng, P. K. L. & Davie, P. J. F. (2010). A revision of the <i>Portunus pelagicus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) species complex (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae), with the recognition of four species. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology .</em> 58: 199–237. [details]
original description (of Cancer cedonulli Herbst, 1794) Herbst, J. F. W. (1791-1796). Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten. Zweyter Band. Mit XXV Kupfer-Tafeln und Register. Krebse. Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin und Stralsund, viii + 225 + [1] pp. 25 pls. [details]
original description (of Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Portunus denticulatus Marion de Procé, 1822) Marion de Procé, P.M. (1822). Sur plusieurs espèces nouvelles de poissons et de crustacés observées. <em>Bulletin des Science, par la Société philomatique de Paris.</em> 1822(Livr. September): 129-134. [details]
original description (of Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus var. sinensis Shen, 1932) Shen, C.-L. (1932). The brachyuran Crustacea of North China. <em>Zoologica Sinica, ser. A (Invertebrates of China).</em> 9(1): i-x, 1-321. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Lai, J. C. Y., Ng, P. K. L. & Davie, P. J. F. (2010). A revision of the <i>Portunus pelagicus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) species complex (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae), with the recognition of four species. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology .</em> 58: 199–237. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sand crabpelagic swimming crabblue swimming crab | [details] |
| German | Große Pazifische SchwimmkrabbeBlaukrabbeBlaue Schwimmkrabbe | [details] |
| Japanese | タイワンガザミ | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Πελαγοκάβουρας [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (269 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cancer pelagicus Forskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (87 publications) (from synonym Lupa pelagica (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Neptunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Portunus pelagicus)
To FAO Species fact sheets (from synonym Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (996 nucleotides; 496 proteins) (from synonym Cancer cedonulli Herbst, 1794)
To GenBank (996 nucleotides; 496 proteins)
To GenBank (996 nucleotides; 496 proteins) (from synonym Portunus denticulatus Marion de Procé, 1822)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX CRT 73002 back)
To PESI (from synonym Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (10 records) (from synonym Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (123 records) (from synonym Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cancer pelagicus Forskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (87 publications) (from synonym Lupa pelagica (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Neptunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Portunus pelagicus)
To FAO Species fact sheets (from synonym Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (996 nucleotides; 496 proteins) (from synonym Cancer cedonulli Herbst, 1794)
To GenBank (996 nucleotides; 496 proteins)
To GenBank (996 nucleotides; 496 proteins) (from synonym Portunus denticulatus Marion de Procé, 1822)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX CRT 73002 back)
To PESI (from synonym Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (10 records) (from synonym Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (123 records) (from synonym Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758))
