Long-Handed Masking Crab
Leptomithrax longimanus
- Group: Crab
- Typical depth: 2–550 m
- Max size: 5 cm
- For divers: safe
This masking crab grows to around 5 centimetres and spends most of its life between about 20 and 220 metres, occasionally as deep as 550 metres on muddy or sandy bottoms. Like other spider crabs it dresses its shell in seaweed and sponge, and it is harmless to divers.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Majidae › Leptomithrax
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 442015.
FAQ
- How deep does the Long-Handed Masking Crab live?
- The Long-Handed Masking Crab (Leptomithrax longimanus) is typically found at 2–550 m.
- Is the Long-Handed Masking Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Long-Handed Masking Crab is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Long-Handed Masking Crab get?
- The Long-Handed Masking Crab grows to about 5 cm.