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Necora puber

Linnaeus, 1767

Velvet fiddler crab

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Latin name :	Necora puber (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms :	Liocarcinus puber (Linnaeus, 1758) Macropipus puber (Linnaeus, 1758) Portunus puber (Linnaeus, 1758)
Classification :	Crustacea [ Brünnich, 1772 ] ( Crustaceans )

Name :	Etrille commune
Name :	Velvet fiddler crab Velvet swimcrab Devil crab

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Main identification characters

A fast moving swimming crab, blue in colour but obscured by a brown pubescence with red prominences. The dorsal surface has a finely velvety texture and the eyes are red. It grows to about 8cm.

Key identification features:
* Carapace dorsal surface flattened and pubescent.
* Frontal margin with up to 10 narrow unequal teeth, middle two often larger.
* Antero-lateral margin with five sharp, forward-pointing teeth.
* Chelipeds equal, strong, pubescent.

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