Ashtoret lunaris

Ashtoret lunaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Matutidae
Genus: Ashtoret
Species:
A. lunaris
Binomial name
Ashtoret lunaris
(Forskål), 1775
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancer lunaris Forsskål, 1775
  • Matuta banksi Leach, 1817
  • Matuta banksii Leach, 1817
  • Matuta lunaris (Forsskål, 1775)

Ashtoret lunaris, also known as the yellow moon crab, spotted moon crab or box crab, is an Indo-Pacific species of carnivorous crab which is a member of the family Matutidae. It has been recorded in the eastern Mediterranean since 2010, likely reaching it via the Suez Canal from the Red Sea by (see Lessepsian migration).

  1. ^ Michael Turkay (2004). "Ashtoret lunaris (Forskål, 1775)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 March 2017.