Hong Kong Register of Marine Species

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Portunus Weber, 1795

Portunus pelagicus

AphiaID

106930 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106930)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Portunus Weber, 1795

Synonymised names

Portunus (Portunus) Weber, 1795 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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Species Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Portunus sanguinolentus (Herbst, 1783)
Species Portunus trituberculatus (Miers, 1876)
Subgenus Portunus (Lupocycloporus) Alcock, 1899 accepted as Lupocycloporus Alcock, 1899 (status change)
1. Species Portunus (Lupocycloporus) gracilimanus (Stimpson, 1858) accepted as Lupocycloporus gracilimanus (Stimpson, 1858) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Portunus (Monomia) Gistel, 1848 accepted as Monomia Gistel, 1848 (superseded status)
1. Species Portunus (Monomia) gladiator Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Portunus (Portunus) Weber, 1795 accepted as Portunus Weber, 1795 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus (Herbst, 1783) accepted as Portunus sanguinolentus (Herbst, 1783) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
3. Species Portunus (Portunus) trituberculatus (Miers, 1876) accepted as Portunus trituberculatus (Miers, 1876) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Portunus (Xiphonectes) A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 accepted as Xiphonectes A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 (status change)
1. Species Portunus (Xiphonectes) hastatoides Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Eodemus hastatoides (Fabricius, 1798) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Portunus (Xiphonectes) longispinosus (Dana, 1852) accepted as Xiphonectes longispinosus (Dana, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Portunus (Xiphonectes) trilobatus (Stephenson, 1972) accepted as Eodemus unidens (Laurie, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Portunus (Xiphonectes) tweediei (Shen, 1937) accepted as Eodemus unidens (Laurie, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Portunus hastatoides Weber, 1795 accepted as Eodemus hastatoides (Fabricius, 1798) (nomen nudum)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Weber, F. (1795). Nomenclator entomologicus secundum Entomologiam systematicum ill. Fabricii adjectis speciebus recens detectis et varietatibus. i-viii, 1-171. Chilonii et Hamburgii., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12297 [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Portunus Weber, 1795. Accessed through: Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2025) Hong Kong Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106930 on 2026-02-16

Regional species database citation

Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2026). Hong Kong Register of Marine Species. Portunus Weber, 1795. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106930 on 2026-02-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Türkay, Michael

2005-03-24 08:41:58Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2009-12-16 08:58:17Z

checked

Davie, Peter

2019-07-25 08:42:42Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2019-12-02 11:22:13Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2022-06-13 04:05:37Z

changed

Ahyong, Shane

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original description Weber, F. (1795). Nomenclator entomologicus secundum Entomologiam systematicum ill. Fabricii adjectis speciebus recens detectis et varietatibus. i-viii, 1-171. Chilonii et Hamburgii., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12297 [details]

context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú. 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Crosnier, A. (1962). Faune de Madagascar. XVI Crustaces Decapodes: Portunidae. Faune de Madagascar. 16: 1-154, pls. 1-13. [details] Available for editors

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors