Species under Charybdis
n= 36
| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charybdis acuta (Milne-Edwards, 1869) |
Western Pacific | ||
| Charybdis affinis Dana, 1852 |
Smoothshelled swimming crab | Indo-West Pacific | 6 |
| Charybdis amboinensis Leene, 1938 |
Western Pacific | ||
| Charybdis anisodon (De Haan, 1850) |
Twospined arm swimming crab | Indo-West Pacific reaching Hawaii | 4.53 |
| Charybdis annulata (Fabricius, 1798) |
Banded-legged swimming crab | Indo-Pacific | 7 |
| Charybdis beauforti Leene & Buitendijk, 1949 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Charybdis bimaculata (Miers, 1886) |
Two-spot swimming crab | Indo-West Pacific | 3.43 |
| Charybdis brevispinosa Leene, 1937 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Charybdis callianassa (Herbst, 1789) |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Charybdis erythrodactyla (Lamarck, 1818) |
Rainbow crab | Indo-Pacific | |
| Charybdis feriata (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Crucifix crab | Indo-West Pacific | 20 |
| Charybdis granulata (De Haan, 1833) |
Indo-West Pacific | 8.25 | |
| Charybdis hawaiensis Edmondson, 1954 |
Hawaiian swimming crab | Pacific Ocean | |
| Charybdis hellerii (Milne-Edwards, 1867) |
Spiny hands | Indo-Pacific | 7.9 |
| Charybdis hongkongensis She, 1934 |
Indo-West Pacific | 4.56 | |
| Charybdis japonica (Milne-Edwards, 1861) |
Japanese swimming crab | Western Pacific | 7 |
| Charybdis jaubertensis Rathbun, 1924 |
Eastern Indian Ocean | ||
| Charybdis longicollis Leene, 1938 |
Lesser swimming crab | Western Indian Ocean | |
| Charybdis lucifera (Fabricius, 1798) |
Yellowish brown crab | Indo-Pacific | 47.4 |
| Charybdis miles (de Haan, 1835) |
Soldier swimming crab | Indo- Pacific | 7.5 |
| Charybdis natator (Herbst, 1794) |
Ridged swimming crab | Indo-West Pacific | 17 |
| Charybdis obtusifrons Leene, 1836 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Charybdis omanensis Leene, 1938 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Charybdis orientalis Dana, 1852 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Charybdis ornata (Milne-Edwards, 1861) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Charybdis padadiana Ward, 1941 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Charybdis philippinensis Ward, 1941 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Charybdis rathbuni Leene, 1938 |
Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Charybdis riversandersoni Alcock, 1899 |
Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Charybdis rufodactylus Stephenson & Rees, 1968 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Charybdis sagamiensis Parisi, 1916 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Charybdis smithii MacLeay, 1838 |
Indian Ocean | ||
| Charybdis truncata (Fabricius, 1798) |
Blunt-toothed crab | Indo-West Pacific | 5 |
| Charybdis vadorum Alcock, 1899 |
Indo-West Pacific | 2.97 | |
| Charybdis vannamei Ward, 1941 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Charybdis variegata (Fabricius, 1798) |
Indo-West Pacific | 3.04 |