Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)
Blue-leg swimcrab
Harbour crab,  Swimming crab
Liocarcinus depurator
photo by FAO

Family:  Polybiidae ()
Max. size:  4 cm CW (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 5 - 800 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth range from Ref. 116556.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Filey Brigg, Yorkshire (Ref. 2844).

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