Porcelain Crab
Pisidia gordoni
- Group: Crab
- Typical depth: 0–72 m
- For divers: safe
A small porcelain crab, it shelters under stones in the low shore and out onto soft and rocky bottoms down to about seventy metres. Like its kin it filters food from the water with feathery mouthparts and sheds a limb readily if a predator grabs hold.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Porcellanidae › Pisidia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 425842.
FAQ
- How deep does the Porcelain Crab live?
- The Porcelain Crab (Pisidia gordoni) is typically found at 0–72 m.
- Is the Porcelain Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Porcelain Crab is harmless to divers.