Maja squinado Common spider crab |
Dorsal view of Maja squinado. Carapace and legs encrusted with barnacles. Image width ca 40 cm. Image: Keith Hiscock |
Phylum | Crustacea | |
Class | Eumalacostraca |
Habitat Information | |
Found on coarse sand mixed grounds and bedrock on the open coast. Also found in deep tide pools and shallow sublittoral to 50 m. |
Species description | |
A very large crab with a circular, convex carapace which is bordered by strong tapering spines. It is red, brownish-red, or yellowish in colour and the body can grow up to 20 cm long and is often covered with attached algae. |
PMF archive information | |
Unavailable |
Species name is listed in the PMF at the following locations: | |
>Asia Shoal Cawsand Bay Eddystone (inner) Channel Grounds Eddystone (outer) Channel Grounds Mewstone Echinoderm or Corner Ground Rame-Eddystone or Middle Grounds Rame-Eddystone or Middle Grounds Yealm |