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Animal
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Crabs
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Animal
Name
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Charybdis affinis (Dana)
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Classification
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Phylum
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Arthropoda
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Class
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Crustacea
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Order
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Decapoda
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Family
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Portunidae
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Characteristic Features |
-Carapace tomentose, about 1.5 times as broad as long -Manus of chelipeds with 5 spines -2 spines on the distal portion ill-developed -Sixth segment of male abdomen with lateral margins subparallel -Carapace length: (M) 36.6m; breath: (M) 36m. | |
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Ecology
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Habitat
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Sandy or mud-sandy bottoms
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Distribution
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Locations
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