Portunus trituberculatus
| Portunus trituberculatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Portunidae |
| Genus: | Portunus |
| Species: | P. trituberculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Portunus trituberculatus (Miers, 1876)
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| Synonyms | |
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Neptunus trituberculatus Miers, 1876 | |
Portunus trituberculatus, also known as the gazami crab, Japanese swimming crab or horse crab, is a crab species commonly found off the coasts of East Asia and is closely related to Portunus armatus. It is the most widely fished species of crab in the world.