Violet-Eyed Swimming Crab
Carupa tenuipes
- Group: Crab
- Typical depth: 1–100 m
A swimming crab of reefs, the violet eyed swimming crab ranges from the intertidal down to around eighty metres and hunts as a predator across the bottom. Its flattened hindmost legs work as paddles, letting it swim between hunting grounds rather than only crawling.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Portunidae › Carupa
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 208760.
FAQ
- How deep does the Violet-Eyed Swimming Crab live?
- The Violet-Eyed Swimming Crab (Carupa tenuipes) is typically found at 1–100 m.