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| Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda > Brachyurans > Family Portunidae |
| Purple-legged
swimming crab Charybdis sp. Family Portunidae updated Oct 08 Where seen? This swimming crab with purple legs is commonly seen on our Northern shores. Especially at night. Features: Body width 5-7cm. Body somewhat fan-shaped with 6 spines on the sides. Legs are purple, pincers orange claws with dark tips. Eyes not as wide apart as the Eyes-wide-apart swimming crab's (Thalamita spinimana). |
 Pulau Sekudu, Jun 05 |
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Purple-legged swimming crabs on Singapore shores
 Mating crabs. Pulau Sekudu, May 04 |
 Tuas, Apr 05 |
 East Coast, Jun 06 |
 Changi, Aug 08 |
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 East Coast, Aug 09 |
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