Portunidae

Portunidae
Liocarcinus depurator
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Superfamily:	Portunoidea
Family:	Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815
Subfamilies
Achelouinae Spiridonov, 2020 Carupinae Paul'son, 1875 Coelocarcininae Števćić, 1991 Lupocyclinae Alcock, 1899 Necronectinae Glaessner, 1928 Podophthalminae Dana, 1851 Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815 Thalamitinae Paul'son, 1875

Portunidae is a family of crabs which contains the swimming crabs. Its members include many well-known shoreline crabs, such as the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) and velvet crab (Necora puber). Two genera in the family are contrastingly named Scylla and Charybdis; the former contains the economically important species black crab (Scylla serrata) and Scylla paramamosain.