Two-Spot Swimming Crab
Charybdis bimaculata
- Group: Crab
- Typical depth: to 439 m
- Max size: 3.4 cm
A swimming crab of inner bays, the two spot swimming crab lives on sandy and silt clay bottoms from the intertidal down into deep water, recorded as far as about 440 metres. Its paddle shaped hind legs let it swim and bury itself, and it also shelters among shallow seagrass.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Portunidae › Charybdis
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 442874.
FAQ
- How deep does the Two-Spot Swimming Crab live?
- The Two-Spot Swimming Crab (Charybdis bimaculata) is typically found at to 439 m.
- How big does the Two-Spot Swimming Crab get?
- The Two-Spot Swimming Crab grows to about 3.4 cm.