dwarf swimming crab

Polybius pusillus

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Polybiidae

Polybius pusillus, common name dwarf swimming crab, is a species of crab in the Portunidae family. Description Polybius pusillus is a small, colourful species with a broad, suboval carapace having a maximum width of 25 mm (1. 0 in).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 11Belgium · 3Netherlands · 1

Sources and credits

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