A new record of blue crab Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775) from the Iraqi coast

Abstract

This study lists the commercially important swimming crab, Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775),
on the basis of four specimens collected in March 2020 from two locations of the north west of the
Persian-Arabian Gulf, Iraqi coast. External morphological characteristics and first male gonapod
G1 were examined, and photographs and illustration of the species are provided. Portunus segnis
is the first representative of the genus Portunus from the Iraqi coast.