| Cancridae (rock crabs) |
| 8.9 cm CW (female); max.weight: 31.0 g |
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benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 575 m |
| Western Atlantic. |
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Carapace approximately 2/3 long as wide, convex, granulated; front with 3 teeth, middle one exceeding others and depressed (flattened dorsoventrally); anterolateral margins (excluding inner orbital angles) divided into 9 lobes or teeth with edges granulate; notches between teeth continued on carapace as short, closed fissures giving teeth a pentagonal character. Pincers moderate-sized, shorter than second legs, ridges granulated carpus with sharp inner dorsal spine. Color: yellowish, closely dotted with dark purplish brown, becoming reddish brown after death. |
| Minimum depth from Ref. 97531. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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