Neomaja goltziana (d'Oliveira, 1889)
Spiny spider crab
Neomaja goltziana
photo by FAO

Family:  Majidae (spider crabs)
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 15 - 300 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic from Portugal to the Gulf of Guinea off Congo including the Canary Islands, and from eastern Mediterranean Sea to as far north as Elba Island, Italy.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 106304.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

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