The Indo-Pacific brachyuran Charybdis ( Gonioinfradens ) paucidentatus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861) (Brachyura, Portunidae) in the Cyclades, Aegean Sea

Abstract

The occurrence of the alienCharybdis( Gonioinfradens )paucidentatusis reported from Santorini Island after repeatedunderwater surveys carried out in 2014-2015. The findings constitute the first record of an Indo-Pacific brachyuran in the south-centralAegean Sea, showing the successful expansion of this portunid recently introduced into the eastern Mediterranean Sea.