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Profile updated on 10 January 2025

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Portunus pelagicus

SPECIES NAME(s)

Blue swimming crab, Flower crab

COMMON NAMES

Blue manna crab, sand crab, blue crab, horse crab.

The Blue swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus, is widely distributed throughout the Philippines, particularly in nearshore shelf areas.  The stock structure for blue swimming crab in the Philippines is poorly understood. This profile is for the Blue swimming crab in the Philippines Fishery Management Area 10 (FMA - 10).


ANALYSIS

No related analysis

SCORES

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