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| Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda > Brachyurans > Family Portunidae |
| Purple-legged
swimming crab Charybdis hellerii* Family Portunidae updated Dec 12 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. Body smooth yellowish orange sometimes greenish, legs purple, pincers orange with dark tipped claws. |
 Pulau Sekudu, Jun 05 |
 Changi, Aug 05 |
 Mating crabs. Pulau Sekudu, May 04 |
 6 spines on the side of the body. |
 Eating another swimming crab. Changi, Aug 08 |
 Ate a clam? Tuas, Apr 05 |
 Nibbling on seaweed. East Coast, Aug 09 |
Purple-legged swimming crabs on Singapore shores
| Photos for free download from wildsingapore flickr |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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Acknowledgements Grateful thanks to Crabhunter for confirmation of ID. Links
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