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Atergatis subdentatus, also known as the red reef crab, [2] dark-finger coral crab [2] or eyed coral crab, [3] is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae. [ 1 ] Description
Chaceon quinquedens, commonly known as the red deep-sea crab, [2] but sold as Atlantic deep sea red crab, or simply Atlantic red crab or red crab, is a crab that lives in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States and Canada, from North Carolina to Nova Scotia, [3] [4] and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Pelagic red crab (Grimothea planipes)Grimothea planipes usually feeds on protists and zooplankton, but will feed by filtering blooms of diatoms. [7]As the most abundant species of micronekton in the California Current, Grimothea planipes fills an important ecological niche converting primary production into energy that larger organisms can use. [8]
Ranina ranina, also known as the Huỳnh Đế crab, [2] (red) frog crab or spanner crab, [3] is a species of crab [4] found throughout tropical and subtropical habitats. [5] It is often fished for its meat.
Red crab may refer to: Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) Chaceon quinquedens, also known as the "deep-sea red ...
For example, following the Indian Ocean monsoon, the Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) migrates en masse, forming a "living carpet" of crabs. The crabs can travel up to 1.46 km (0.91 mi) in a day, and up to 4 km (2.5 mi) in total. [4]
The color of this crab is quite variable; its color range includes off-white, various combinations of bluish-black and red, dull dark red and nearly black, the underside is usually whitish. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This crab could be confused with Glebocarcinus oregonensis which is a similar size, but that species has spiny ridges on the chelae instead of ...
P. armatus is one of the largest species of hermit crab: [3] adults may reach a carapace length of 43 mm (1.7 in). [6] The legs, including the claws, have bands of colour, in red, orange and white, and the claws bear short spines on the dorsal surface. [6] The eyestalks are short, but bear large black compound eyes. [6]