Varuna litterata

River swimming crab
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Varunidae
Genus:	Varuna
Species:	V. litterata
Binomial name
Varuna litterata Fabricius (1798)

Varuna litterata, also known as the river swimming crab or the peregrine crab, is a euryhaline species of crab native to the Indo-Pacific. It is commonly found in slow-moving or almost stagnant fresh or brackish waters in estuarine habitats. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Varuna litterata, The River Swimming Crab". The Australian Crayfish Project. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
2. "Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798)". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 14 April 2020.