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Mouthless Crab

Cardisoma crassum

Description:

The mouthless crab, is a species of terrestrial crab found in the coastal tropical eastern Pacific from Baja California to Peru.It has a purplish-blue shell, red legs and white main pincer.

Habitat:

It is common among mangrove roots, where it builds its burrow. It also occasionally occurs on the driest part of the channel banks and flats

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2 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 8 years ago

Gracias Paco.

Francisco Ramírez
Francisco Ramírez 8 years ago

Que bello especimén como bellisima captura Luis ...Saludos !!

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

Nayarit, Mexico

Spotted on Dec 26, 2015
Submitted on Feb 14, 2016

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