Perisesarma bidens, the red claw crab (or red-clawed crab), is a species of crab found in the Indo-Pacific region from Zanzibar to Japan and Fiji.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Sesarmidae |
Genus: | Perisesarma |
Species: | P. bidens
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Binomial name | |
Perisesarma bidens (De Haan, 1835)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Size
editCan have a leg span up to 4" (10 cm). Carapace length is usually no more than 2" (5 cm).[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Perisesarma bidens (De Haan, 1835)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-08-01.