Crab
Harbour Crab
Liocarcinus depurator
How to spot it
A small swimming crab of muddy sand. Reddish overall with five teeth down each side of the shell; the give-away is the flattened, paddle-shaped back legs, their tips tinged violet.
Usually seen at
6-95 m (median 19 m)
Size
Small (under 10 cm)
Habitat
Sandy bottom
Behaviour
On bottom, Burrowing
Where it's seen
Occurrence records around the UK and north-east Atlantic (OBIS).