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| Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda > Brachyurans > Family Portunidae |
| Banded-leg
swimming crab Charybdis annulata Family Portunidae updated Oct 08 Where seen? This swimming crab with bands on its legs is sometimes seen on some of our shores, especially at night. Features: Body width 5-7cm. Body somewhat fan-shaped plain olive, greenish grey and once, orange, with 5-6 spines on the sides. Eyes are not wide apart. The legs have alternating bands of dark brown and bright blue. The tips of the pincers are also banded dark brown and bright blue. There is a fine network of brown lines on the pincers. |
 Sentosa, Jul 08 |
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Banded-legged swimming crabs on Singapore shores
 Labrador, Dec 04 |
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 Sentosa, Jun 04  Sentosa, Jun 04 |
 East Coast Park, Aug 07  |
 East Coast Park, Aug 07  |
 East Coast, May 11 |
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| Acknowledgements Grateful thanks to Crabhunter for confirmation of ID. Links
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