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Velvet crab
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Superfamily:	Portunoidea
Family:	Polybiidae
Genus:	Necora; Holthuis, 1987
Species:	N. puber
Binomial name
	Necora puber; (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
	Cancer puber Linnaeus, 1767 ; Liocarcinus puber (Linnaeus, 1767) ; Macropipus puber (Linnaeus, 1767) ; Portunus puber (Linnaeus, 1767) ; Cancer velutinus Pennant, 1777 ;

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The velvet crab, or alternately velvet swimming crab, devil crab, “fighter crab”, or lady crab, Necora puber, is a species of crab from the North-East Atlantic and the Mediterranean. It is the largest of the swimming crab family (Portunidae) found in British coastal waters. It has a carapace width of up to 100 millimetres (3.9 in), and is the only species in the genus Necora.^[1] Its body is coated with short hairs, giving the animal a velvety texture, hence the common name. It is one of the major crab species for United Kingdom fisheries, in spite of its relatively small size.

The velvet crab lives from southern Norway to Western Sahara in the North Sea and in North Atlantic as well as in the western parts of the Mediterranean Sea, on the rocky bottom from the shoreline to a depth of about 65 metres (213 ft). The last pair of pereiopods are flattened to facilitate swimming.

References

^ L. B. Holthuis (1987). "Necora, a new genus of European swimming crabs (Crustacea Decapoda, Portunidae) and its type species, Cancer puber L., 1767" (PDF). Zoologische Mededelingen. 61 (1): 1–14.

External links

Basic information about Necora puber
Photos of Velvet crab on Sealife Collection
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[1] L. B. Holthuis (1987). "Necora, a new genus of European swimming crabs (Crustacea Decapoda, Portunidae) and its type species, Cancer puber L., 1767" (PDF). Zoologische Mededelingen. 61 (1): 1–14.

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+{{short description|Species of crab}}
 {{Speciesbox
 | name = Velvet crab
 | image = Etrille(Necora).jpg
 | parent_authority = [[Lipke Holthuis|Holthuis]], 1987
-| taxon = Necora puber
+| genus = Necora
+| species = puber
 | authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[12th edition of Systema Naturae|1767]])
 | display_parents = 3
 | synonyms =
+{{Species list
-*''Cancer puber'' <small>Linnaeus, 1767</small>
-*''Liocarcinus puber'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small>
+| Cancer puber | Linnaeus, 1767
-*''Macropipus puber'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small>
+| Liocarcinus puber | (Linnaeus, 1767)
-*''Portunus puber'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small>
+| Macropipus puber | (Linnaeus, 1767)
+| Portunus puber | (Linnaeus, 1767)
-*''Cancer velutinus'' <small>Pennant, 1777</small>
+| Cancer velutinus | Pennant, 1777
-}}
+}}}}
-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 ([[Portunidae]]) found in [[British Isles|British]] coastal waters.  It has a [[carapace]] width of up to {{convert|100|mm}}, and is the only species in the genus '''''Necora'''''.<ref>{{cite journal |author=[[Lipke Holthuis|L. B. Holthuis]] |year=1987 |title=''Necora'', a new genus of European swimming crabs (Crustacea Decapoda, Portunidae) and its type species, ''Cancer puber'' L., 1767 |journal=[[Zoologische Mededelingen]] |volume=61 |issue=1 |pages=1–14 |url=http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149212 |format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]}}</ref> Its body is coated with short hairs, giving the animal a [[velvet]]y texture, hence the [[common name]]. It is one of the major crab species for [[United Kingdom]] fisheries, in spite of its relatively small size.
+The '''velvet crab''', or alternately  ''velvet swimming crab'', ''devil crab'', “fighter crab”, or ''lady crab,'' '''''Necora puber''''', is a species of [[crab]] from the North-East Atlantic and the Mediterranean. It is the largest of the swimming crab family ([[Portunidae]]) found in [[British Isles|British]] coastal waters. It has a [[carapace]] width of up to {{convert|100|mm}}, and is the only species in the genus '''''Necora'''''.<ref>{{cite journal |author=[[Lipke Holthuis|L. B. Holthuis]] |year=1987 |title=''Necora'', a new genus of European swimming crabs (Crustacea Decapoda, Portunidae) and its type species, ''Cancer puber'' L., 1767 |journal=[[Zoologische Mededelingen]] |volume=61 |issue=1 |pages=1–14 |url=http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149212 |format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]}}</ref> Its body is coated with short hairs, giving the animal a [[velvet]]y texture, hence the [[common name]]. It is one of the major crab species for [[United Kingdom]] fisheries, in spite of its relatively small size.
+The velvet crab lives from southern [[Norway]] to [[Western Sahara]] in the [[North Sea]] and in North [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] as well as in the western parts of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], on the rocky bottom from the [[shoreline]] to a depth of about {{convert|65|m}}. The last pair of [[pereiopod]]s are flattened to facilitate swimming.
-The velvet crab lives from southern [[Norway]] to [[Western Sahara]] in the [[North Sea]] and in north [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] as well as in western parts of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], on the rocky bottom from the [[shoreline]] to a depth of about {{convert|65|m}}. The last pair of [[pereiopod]]s are flattened to facilitate swimming.
-[[File:Nécora (Necora puber), Setúbal, Portugal, 2020-08-01, DD 08.jpg|thumb|left]]
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 *[http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesinformation.php?speciesID=3858 Basic information about ''Necora puber'']
 * {{sealifephotos|107398}}
+*[https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/38/12/5391/6357048?login=true]
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+{{Brachyura-stub}}