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Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii (Stimpson, 1859)

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Lupa gibbesii Stimpson, 1859) Stimpson, W. (1859). Notes on North American Crustacea, no. 1. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 7(11): 49-93, 1 pl. [details] OpenAccess publication
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m)  
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) [details]

Distribution Southern Massachusetts through Gulf of Mexico along coast to French Guiana, but reported absent from the Antilles  
Distribution Southern Massachusetts through Gulf of Mexico along coast to French Guiana, but reported absent from the Antilles [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii (Stimpson, 1859). Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158453 on 2025-09-13
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original description (of Lupa gibbesii Stimpson, 1859) Stimpson, W. (1859). Notes on North American Crustacea, no. 1. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 7(11): 49-93, 1 pl. [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details] 

additional source Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details] 

additional source Williams, A. B. (1984). Shrimps, Lobsters, and Crabs of the Atlantic Coast of the Eastern United States, Maine to Florida. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) [details]

Distribution Southern Massachusetts through Gulf of Mexico along coast to French Guiana, but reported absent from the Antilles [details]

Habitat Soft bottom (mud or sand) [details]
LanguageName 
English iridescent swimming crab  [details]