Brown Land Crab
Cardisoma carnifex
- Group: Crab
- Max size: 12 cm
- For divers: safe
A semiterrestrial land crab of mangroves and brackish backwaters, it spends adult life ashore and only returns its larvae to the sea. It is caught by hand or in special traps and sold live, though it fetches little at market.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Gecarcinidae › Cardisoma
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 210291.
FAQ
- Is the Brown Land Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Brown Land Crab is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Brown Land Crab get?
- The Brown Land Crab grows to about 12 cm.