Henslow's swimming crab
Polybius henslowii
Classification
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Polybiidae
Polybius henslowii is a species of crab in the family Polybiidae. It is a capable swimmer and feeds in open water in the north-east Atlantic Ocean and western Mediterranean Sea. Description The carapace of Polybius henslowii is almost circular, 48 millimetres (1.
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El cangrejo patudo (Polybius henslowii) es una especie de crustáceo decápodo Brachyura de la familia de los Portunidae. Es un cangrejo pequeño de concha redondeada y patas aplanadas, siendo la única especie del género Polybius. Es un buen nadador que se alimenta en aguas abiertas del noreste del océano Atlántico y el oeste del mar Mediterráneo.
Distribution
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