| Portunidae (swimming crabs) |
| 9.5 cm CW (male/unsexed) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 42 - 130 m |
| Southern Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. |
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Carapace rounded, surfaces finely granular, appearing almost smooth; 4 well-developed teeth on each anterolateral margin; stridulatory ridges present on ventral surface of palm. Color: carapace reddish brown to maroon, margins lighter colored; dactylus of fourth walking leg bluish purple. |
| Subtidal, to depths reaching 130 meters. On substrates ranging from fine sand, muddy sand, to shell fragments (Ref. 132434). Usually, only the chelae are sold in the markets. Subtropical climate. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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