Mangrove Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes kranjiensis
- Group: Crab
- For divers: safe
Barely larger than a fingernail, this porcelain crab clings to soft mud and silt among the roots of mangroves and estuaries. It feeds by sweeping the water with feathery mouthparts that strain out drifting particles, and like its relatives it sheds a leg readily to escape a grip.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Porcellanidae › Petrolisthes
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 414623.
FAQ
- Is the Mangrove Porcelain Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Mangrove Porcelain Crab is harmless to divers.