Species FAO code: GAZ

Portunus trituberculatus

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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	–
Denmark	da Gamazi-svømmekrabbe	–
Estonia	et Harilik sametkrabi	–
France	fr crabe fr crabe gazami fr crabe	–
Greece	el Καβούρι gazami	–
Lithuania	lt melsvasis krabas plaukikas	–
Poland	pl Krab portunik gazami	–
Portugal	pt Caranguejo pt Caranguejo-nadador	–
Spain	es Cangrejo azul japonés	Catalonia: Cranc blau asiàtic
Sweden	sv Gazamikrabba	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Portunus trituberculatus (Miers, 1876)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Portunus trituberculatus (Miers, 1876)

Distribution maps

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Portunus trituberculatus

Scientific name

Portunus trituberculatus

Author

(Miers, 1876)

Rank

Species

FAO code

GAZ

Morphological description

Carapace tough to granulose, regions discernible; front with 3 acutely triangular teeth; 9 teeth on each anterolateral margin, the last tooth much larger than preceding teeth. Larger chela with conical tooth at base of fingers; pollex ridged. Color: carapace dull green to brown.

Taxonomic classification

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

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Portunus trituberculatus (Miers, 1876)

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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Portunus trituberculatus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Distribution maps