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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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About
Max size

6.5 cm

Taxonomy
Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Polybiidae

Where to find it

occasional

Portugal
Other species in Polybiidae
Bathynectes longipes

Bathynectes longipes

Blue-Leg Swimcrab (Polybius depurator)

Polybius depurator

Blue-Leg Swimcrab

Arch-Fronted Swimming Crab (Polybius navigator)

Polybius navigator

Arch-Fronted Swimming Crab

Common Swimming Crab (Polybius holsatus)

Polybius holsatus

Common Swimming Crab

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