Species FAO code: VAL

Varuna litterata

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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
Austria	de Ostasiatische Paddler-Krabbe	–
Belgium	fr Crabe nl Krab	–
Germany	de Ostasiatische Paddler-Krabbe	–
Sweden	sv Vandringskrabba	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798)

Habitat

Saltwater
Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798)

Scientific name

Varuna litterata

Author

(Fabricius, 1798)

Rank

Species

FAO code

VAL

Morphological description

Carapace squarish, surface smooth; front straight; anterolateral margins each with 3 very broad, low nut sharp teeth. Dactylus, propodus, and carpus of legs literally flattened, fringed with long, closely packed setae. Color: light brown to brownish grey on dorsal surfaces.

Taxonomic classification

PhylumArthropoda
- SubphylumCrustacea
  - ClassMalacostraca
    - OrderDecapoda
      - InfraorderBrachyura
        FamilyGrapsidae
        GenusVaruna
        SpeciesVaruna litterata

Synonyms

Varuna tomentosa Pfeffer, 1889
Alpheus litteratus Weber, 1795
Cancer litterata Fabricius, 1798

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798)

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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Varuna litterata

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Pots and traps

Seines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest