The blotched swimming crab is a broad, flattened marine crab whose last pair of legs is paddle-shaped. Its carapace is grayish to tan, mottled with darker blotches and edged with sharp spines. Found on sand and rubble bottoms of the western Atlantic, the carapace spans about 3.5 inches. It buries in sediment and swims sideways when disturbed. This summary was AI generated
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IUCN Status
Threat to humans
Source: Fishbase
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