Cardisoma carnifex (Herbst, 1796)

Lagare, Nickel Jean S., Mapi-Ot, Emmarie F., Molina, Ziljih S., Neri, Jemateo B., Nuñeza, Olga M. & Mendoza, Jose Christopher E., 2020, On a collection of freshwater and estuarine crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from Mindanao Island, the Philippines, Zootaxa 4868 (3), pp. 301-330 : 304

Cardisoma carnifex (Herbst, 1796)

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Cardisoma carnifex, de Elera, 1895: 540 .— Estampador 1937: 541; 1959: 98.— Türkay 1974: 224.— Motoh & Kuronuma 1980: 90, fig. 37.

Material examined. 2 males, 67.8 × 55.7 mm, 60.1 by 50.2 mm, two females, 62.0 by 50.5 mm, 57.2 by 46.5 mm ( ZRC; JBN170901–04 ), Brgy. Manawan, Jose Dalman town , Zamboanga del Norte prov., coll. J.B. Neri, 24 Nov. 2017 ; 1 male, 67.0 by 56.0 mm, 1 female, 54.0 by 46.0 mm ( ZRC; JBN170406–07 ), Brgy. Poblacion, Manukan town , Zamboanga del Norte prov., coll. J.B. Neri, 17 Nov. 2017 ; 1 male, 63.0 by 54.3 mm ( ZRC; JBN170523 ), Brgy. Bantayan, Sindangan town , Zamboanga del Norte prov., coll. J.B. Neri, 5 Sep. 2017 .

Remarks. Cardisoma carnifex (Herbst, 1796) (type locality: Tranquebar, India) is a widespread species in the Indo-West Pacific region, occurring from the eastern coast of Africa to the central Pacific islands such as the Tuamotu Archipelago ( Türkay 1974). In the Philippines, it has been reported from Manila (Luzon I.), and the islands of Cebu, Negros, Palawan, Balabac, and Dinagat (NE of Mindanao) (de Elera 1895; Estampador 1937, 1959; Türkay 1974), although anecdotal evidence suggests it is also found throughout the Philippines wherever there is suitable habitat (JCEM pers. obs.). This species has also been recorded by Motoh & Kuronuma (1980) as being exploited for food in rural areas of the Philippines.

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FIGURE 2. Colour photos of recently preserved crabs (dorsal habitus). A, Baptozius vinosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834), male, 67.4 by 46.7 mm (ZRC), Sibutad, Zamboanga del Norte; B, Amarinus wolterecki (Balss, 1934), male, 13.6 by 14.1 mm (ZRC), Mainit, Surigao del Norte; C, Cardisoma carnifex (Herbst, 1796), male, 67.0 by 56.0 mm (ZRC), Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte; D, Tuerkayana hirtipes (Dana, 1851), female, 57.0 by 53.0 (ZRC), Lianga, Surigao del Sur; E, Bresedium brevipes (De Man, 1889), male, 20.8 by 18.2 mm (ZRC), Maigo, Lanao del Norte; F, Labuanium trapezoideum (H. Milne Edwards, 1837), female, 38.3 by 42.0 mm (ZRC), Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental. Scale bars: 10 mm.