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The '''velvet crab''' (alternatively '' |
The '''velvet crab''' (alternatively ''velvet swimming crab'' or ''devil crab''), '''''Necora puber''''', is a species of [[crab]]. It is the largest swimming crab (family [[Portunidae]]) found in [[British Isles|British]] coastal waters, with a [[carapace]] width of up to {{convert|100|mm}}, and 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> The 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. |
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The velvet crab lives from southern [[Norway]] to [[Western Sahara]] in the [[North Sea]] and north [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] as well as western parts of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], on rocky bottoms 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 north [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] as well as western parts of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], on rocky bottoms from the [[shoreline]] to a depth of about {{convert|65|m}}. The last pair of [[pereiopod]]s are flattened to facilitate swimming. |
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The velvet crab (alternatively velvet swimming crab or devil crab), Necora puber, is a species of crab. It is the largest swimming crab (family Portunidae) found in British coastal waters, with a carapace width of up to 100 millimetres (3.9 in), and the only species in the genus Necora.[1] The 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.
The velvet crab lives from southern Norway to Western Sahara in the North Sea and north Atlantic as well as western parts of the Mediterranean Sea, on rocky bottoms from the shoreline to a depth of about 65 metres (213 ft). The last pair of pereiopods are flattened to facilitate swimming.
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