Smoothshelled Swimming Crab
Charybdis affinis
- Group: Crab
- Max size: 6 cm
- For divers: safe
A swimming crab with a smooth shell and flattened paddle legs, this species lives on sand and muddy sand from the intertidal into deeper water. Those paddles let it row through open water rather than only crawl along the bottom.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Portunidae › Charybdis
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 442836.
FAQ
- Is the Smoothshelled Swimming Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Smoothshelled Swimming Crab is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Smoothshelled Swimming Crab get?
- The Smoothshelled Swimming Crab grows to about 6 cm.