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warty crab

Eriphia verrucosa

Description:

"The carapace is thick and smooth, ranging in colour from brownish-red to brownish-green, with yellow spots; its front margin is armed with seven "teeth" on either side, and five or six between the eyes. The claws are strong and have black fingers; one claw is generally larger than the other and is armed with rounded tubercles while the smaller claw bears sharper projections, arranged in line"

Habitat:

tidal pools Xiringuito beach Algarve hiding in a rock

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1 Comment

PedroNicolau
PedroNicolau 10 years ago

Curious little guy! Great spotting

mendes.madalena
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mendes.madalena

Algarve, Portugal

Spotted on Aug 31, 2013
Submitted on Sep 8, 2013

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