Crab
Velvet Swimming Crab
Necora puber
How to spot it
Feisty and quick to raise its claws. The shell is covered in fine velvety fur, the back legs end in flattened swimming paddles, and the eyes are a startling red. Brownish, on sheltered rocky shores.
Usually seen at
5-28 m (median 14 m)
Size
Medium (10-50 cm)
Habitat
Rocky crevice, Kelp
Behaviour
On bottom
Where it's seen
Occurrence records around the UK and north-east Atlantic (OBIS).