Crab I've never seen before?
Crab I've never seen before?
Ok Nailer99 and I did a dive on Tuesday and we found a bone. Besides the bone I saw a crab that I have never seen before. Where can I look on the web to try to identify this species? This crab had a narrow skinny body with long legs. It kinda looked like an Opelio crab but it was grey???
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Try this site.. it has crabs... try not to catch them.. ha ha
http://www.elasmodiver.com/BCMarinelife ... ropoda.htm
http://www.elasmodiver.com/BCMarinelife ... ropoda.htm
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/cera17
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I think I would google 'crabs' and see what pages i get.. you could also narrow it down by 'crabs' + 'pacific nw' or something. If you don't have a photo, I don't think anyone will really be able to identify it...... except you. Good luck on your search!
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/cera17
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Try this site as well
http://www.seaotter.com/marine-life.html (hit the crustacean link on the left)
-Valerie
http://www.seaotter.com/marine-life.html (hit the crustacean link on the left)
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Try this site too.
http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/race/media/pho ... phylum.htm
If you can't find what you're looking for, give me some more details about how large, what depth, etc and I can ask Dr Crabby himself, Greg Jensen (who just happened to write the book on crabs and shrimps)
He'll know!
- Janna
http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/race/media/pho ... phylum.htm
If you can't find what you're looking for, give me some more details about how large, what depth, etc and I can ask Dr Crabby himself, Greg Jensen (who just happened to write the book on crabs and shrimps)
He'll know!
- Janna
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Thaks for the link. I think I found it on the NOAA website..nwscubamom wrote:Try this site too.
http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/race/media/pho ... phylum.htm
If you can't find what you're looking for, give me some more details about how large, what depth, etc and I can ask Dr Crabby himself, Greg Jensen (who just happened to write the book on crabs and shrimps)
He'll know!
- Janna
Its looked alot like this tanner crab.. It was found at Mukilteo at a depth of 110fsw. I
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It may have BEEN a Tanner Crab. They are found in Washington and their habitat is mud or sandy bottoms, which fits Mukilteo quite nicely. They are normally found in deeper water than you describe, but have in fact been seen far shallower.DiverDown wrote:I googled the image, and it is definitely not the crab I saw. It looked a lot like the tanner crab. How many species of crabs are similar to the tanner?gcbryan wrote:Could it have been a Long Legged Decorator Crab?
The color can be variable as well. Did you shine your light directly on it? If so, did you happen to notice red eyes? The eyes of the Tanner crab are red.
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I went back and read my post, I should have realised that everything is grey at 110fsw.. I also want to say (I don't know what the proper term for it is). But the part that determines the sex, rounded the back to the shell. It was very distinct. I only saw the back of the crab..The color can be variable as well. Did you shine your light directly on it? If so, did you happen to notice red eyes? The eyes of the Tanner crab are red.
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