| Reference no. | Ahyong, S.T., 2001 |
| Ecosystem | Red Sea |
| Status | native |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Type locality (holotype for Cancer falcatus) (Ref. 80410). Known from shallow muddy bottoms of the Red Sea (Ref. 3565). Also in Ref. 87055. |