Ovalipes catharus

Ovalipes catharus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Portunidae
Genus: Ovalipes
Species: O. catharus
Binomial name
Ovalipes catharus
(White, 1843)

Ovalipes catharus is a species of crab of the family Portunidae. It is found around the coasts of New Zealand, the Chatham Islands, and in south-eastern parts of Australia.[1] Individuals from shallow waters, 0.1–0.5 metres (3.9 in–1 ft 7.7 in) deep, have a carapace width of only 10–15 millimetres (0.4–0.6 in), while those from 5–15 m (16–49 ft) are 100–140 mm (3.9–5.5 in) wide.[2]

References

  1. ↑ R. G. Wear & M. Haddon (1987). "Natural diet of the crab Ovalipes catharus (Crustacea, Portunidae) around central and northern New Zealand" (PDF). Marine Ecology Progress Series 35: 39–49. doi:10.3354/meps035039.
  2. ↑ "Biology and Ecology of Ovalipes catharus" (PDF). Bay of Plenty Polytechnic.


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