Portunus pelagicus, blue swimming crab
Plate 49 from Zoological drawings by Ferdinand Bauer. This large swimming crab is native to Indo-Pacific waters. The last pair of legs are paddle shaped and rotate like propellers
Picture No
10705047
Media ID
47571999
Size
5138px x 3423px
(16.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Illustration from the Natural History Museum Collection
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