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Iridescent swimming crab

Portunus gibbesii

Description:

Tiny crab.

Habitat:

Shore

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3 Comments

zethuriahfox
zethuriahfox 3 years ago

This is an old but incase anyone stubbles on this like i did...this is porcelain crab. I have a pico tank filled with this little guy which i caught flipping rocks on the sanibel causeway in florida. Theyre filter feeders and reef safe. They are quite gentle and get along great with other crabs in your saltwater tanks.

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Thanks Cindy - I will check out the link!

Very cute! Here's some photos of crabs over there http://www.okeefes.org/Crabs/crab_photos...

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, United States

Spotted on Sep 29, 2013
Submitted on Sep 29, 2013

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