| Common Name | Grey swimming crab |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Ireland |
| Locality | west coast of Ireland. |
| Ref. | McCarthy, A.M., D. McGrath and B.M. Allen, 2005 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | behavior |
| 1st Modifier | behavior |
| 2nd Modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | 'crab', from Proto-into-European root '*gerbh' meaning 'to scratch, carve' and Dutch 'krabelen', i.e. 'to scratch', 'claw'. |