Velvet swimming crab (Necora puber) eating an eelpout, UK.


In Scottish coastal waters. Species also known as velvet crab, devil crab, fighter crab, lady crab, velvet fiddler, or witch crab. Several synonyms including Liocarcinus puber, Macropipus puber and Portunus puber.


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Location: Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK.
Photo credit: © Roy Waller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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