Kullio

Name : Charybdis lucifera

Class : Malacostraca

Order : Decapoda

Family : Portunidae

Description :

Posterior border of cephalothorax curved, forming curved postero-lateral junction; 6 antero-lateral teeth, first antero-lateral tooth not truncate, second antero-lateral tooth about as large as first; granular ridges on carapace faint, but no distinct cardiac ridges; 4 pale spots on mesobranchial regions.

Size

Maximum length: 11.2 cm (CW), common length: 5-8 cm (CW)

Diet

Feeds on crustaceans, fishes, molluscs and debris

Utilization

Marketed fresh for local consumption

Gears

Trawl, gillnet, traps