Common name of Polybius henslowii
 
Common Name Pelagic crab
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Portugal
Locality
Ref. Sousa, P., M. Azevedo and M.C. Gomes, 2006
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier habitat/ecology
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'crab', from Proto-into-European root '*gerbh' meaning 'to scratch, carve' and Dutch 'krabelen', i.e. 'to scratch', 'claw'.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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