Mediterranean crab

Brachynotus sexdentatus

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Varunidae

Brachynotus sexdentatus is a species of crab in the family Varunidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, and became established for a time in Swansea Docks (United Kingdom). It grows to a maximum carapace width of 18 mm (0.

Distribution

Mediterranean crab — (c) Valerii Darmostuk, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 10Spain · 7Italy · 3

Sources and credits

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