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Velvet Crab

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Scientific nameNecora puber
Phylum Arthropoda
Order Decapods
Rank Species
Higher classification Necora
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ID2071180
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About Velvet Crab


The velvet crab, or alternately velvet swimming crab, devil crab, “fighter crab”, or lady crab, Necora puber, is a species of crab. It is the largest of the swimming crab family found in British coastal waters. It has a carapace width of up to 100 millimetres, and is the only species in the genus Necora.

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