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crenate swimming crab

Thranita crenata

Classification

Thalamita crenata, the mangrove swimming crab, crenate swimming crab or spiny rock crab, is a swimming crab species in the genus Thalamita. Distributed all over marine and brackish waters of Indo-West Pacific regions. It is widely used as an edible crab in many countries.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 35France · 17United Kingdom · 1