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Perisesarma bidens

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Perisesarma bidens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Sesarmidae
Genus: Perisesarma
Species:
P. bidens
Binomial name
Perisesarma bidens
(De Haan, 1835)
Synonyms [1]
  • Grapsus bidens De Haan, 1835
  • Sesarma bidens (De Haan, 1835)
  • Chiromantes bidens (De Haan, 1835)

Perisesarma bidens, the red claw crab (or red-clawed crab), is a species of crab found in the Indo-Pacific region from Zanzibar to Japan and Fiji.[1]

Size

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Can have a leg span up to 4 in (100 mm). Carapace length is usually no more than 2 in (51 mm).[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Perisesarma bidens (De Haan, 1835)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-08-01.