How deep does the True Crab live?

The True Crab (Hyastenus hilgendorfi) is typically found at 2–108 m.

True Crab

Hyastenus hilgendorfi

Group: Crab
Typical depth: 2–108 m

A spider crab of soft subtidal bottoms, it drapes its long legs and pointed shell with bits of sponge and other living growth to vanish against the seabed. It turns up on sandy patches among coral reefs, the substrate scattered with shell and rubble down to around 100 metres.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Epialtidae › Hyastenus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 107324.

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How deep does the True Crab live?: The True Crab (Hyastenus hilgendorfi) is typically found at 2–108 m.