Tags: Crustacean.
Liocarcinus depurator sometimes called the harbour crab or sandy swimming crab is a species of crab found in the North Sea Atlantic Ocean Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. It grows up to 50 millimetres (2.0 in) in width and 40 mm (1.6 in) long and can be distinguished from other crabs such as the shore crab Carcinus maenas by the curved rows of white spots on its carapace.The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
