Coral Swimmer Crab
Charybdis feriatus
Other name
Crucifix Swimmer Crab
Features
Adults have cross-shaped mark in middle of back; 6 teeth on edge of carapace behind eye. To 160 mm across.
Notes
In Moreton Bay, commonly trawled from September to February on sandy-mud bottoms, to 20 m depth; also around live coral. Australia except for southern coast; Indo-West Pacific from East Africa to Japan.
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