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Devil Crab (Necora puber)
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Necora puber

(Linnaeus, 1767)

Devil Crab

Also known as: Fluwelen Zwemkrab, Velvet Crab, Velvet Fiddler, Velvet Swimcrab, Velvet Swimming Crab

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Taxonomy
Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Polybiidae

Where to find it

common

Netherlands
Other species in Polybiidae
Bathynectes longipes

Bathynectes longipes

Polybius depurator

Polybius depurator

Blue-Leg Swimcrab

Polybius navigator

Polybius navigator

Arch-Fronted Swimming Crab

Polybius holsatus

Polybius holsatus

Common Swimming Crab

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