Varuna litterata

River swimming crab
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Varunidae
Genus: Varuna
Species:
V. litterata
Binomial name
Varuna litterata
Fabricius (1798)

Varuna litterata, also known as the river swimming crab or the peregrine crab, is a euryhaline species of crab native to the Indo-Pacific. It is commonly found in slow-moving or almost stagnant fresh or brackish waters in estuarine habitats.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Varuna litterata, The River Swimming Crab". The Australian Crayfish Project. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  2. ^ "Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798)". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 14 April 2020.


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