Species FAO code: QSO

Portunus segnis

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Crabe fr Etrille nl Krab nl Zwemkrab	–
Czech Republic	cs Krabi cs Krabi	–
Estonia	et Aafrika sametkrabi	–
France	fr crabe	–
Italy	it Granchio blu it Granchio blu da moleca	–
Poland	pl Krab portunik niebieski	–
Portugal	pt Caranguejo pt Caranguejo-nadador	–
Spain	es Cangrejo azul nadador	–

Main production methods

Caught

Habitat

Saltwater

Scientific name

Portunus segnis

Author

(Forskål, 1775)

Rank

Species

FAO code

QSO

Taxonomic classification

PhylumArthropoda
- SubphylumCrustacea
  - ClassMalacostraca
    - OrderDecapoda
      - InfraorderBrachyura
        FamilyPortunidae
        GenusPortunus
        SpeciesPortunus segnis

Synonyms

Cancer segnis Forskål, 1775
Portunus mauritianus Ward, 1942

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0306 — Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption
  - Frozen
    - 0306 14 — Crabs
      - 0306 14 05 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - Other
        0306 14 90 — Other
  - Not frozen
    - 0306 24 — Crabs
      - 0306 24 10 — Smoked, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
      - Other
        0306 24 80 — Other
16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1605 — Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved
  - 1605 10 00 — Crab

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