Velvet swimming crab  (Necora puber)

Facts

Also known as: Velvet swimmer crab, Devil crab, witch crab
Previously known as: Macropipus puber
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassCrustacea
OrderDecapoda
FamilyPortunidae
GenusNecora (1)
SizeWidth of carapace: up to 90 mm (2)
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Status

Not threatened (3).

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