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Ichthyology

Potamon fluviatile lanfrancoi, a new subspecies of a Mediterranean freshwater crab from the Maltese islands – D. Capolongo & J. Cilia 1987

n the Maltese language the freshwater crab or river crab {Potamon sp.) has a common name and is referred to as Qabru (plural: Qwabar). Thanks to this common name it is possible to know the first probable reference, in the literature, to the freshwater crab in Malta. In 1647 the

31st December 2017 1 Comment

Chris Englezou

An Endangered Freshwater Crab in Malta | Potamon fluviatile lanfrancoi

Potamon fluviatile lanfrancoi is definitely not the short name for the Maltese freshwater crab. In Maltese language it is referred to as Qabru and was originally described from seven localities across Malta and Gozo islands by D. Capolongo and J. L. Cilia in 1990. Ten years later the subspecies status

8th March 2017 1 Comment