Queensland Mud Crab cooked and ready to eat dsca 0939
Mud crab Scylla serrata Description Mud crabs are large crabs with a smooth broad carapace They can grow to more than 25cm shell breadth 2kg with males generally growing larger than females They have nine similar sized spines each side of their eyes Their hind legs are flattened for swimming Mud crabs have very robust claws used for crushing shells They vary in colour from dark olive brown to greenish blue and blue black Patterns of lighter coloured dots cover the walking legs Habitat distribution The mud crab is a marine and estuarine animal It can be found along the entire Queensland coast in sheltered estuaries tidal flats and rivers lined with mangroves They are usually found in shallow water but berried females occur well offshore They favour a soft muddy bottom often below tide level In Australia mud crabs inhabit tropical to warm temperate waters from Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia to the Bega River in New South Wales Mud Crabs are omnivorous scavengers and are also cannibalistic eating other crabs as well as barnacles bivalves and dead fish food luxury crustacean red cooked on plate many several store fish Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Brachyura Brachyrhyncha Xanthidae animal arthopods higher crab biology zoology biodiversity invertebrate textbook esturarine mangrove mudflat mud sediment oceanic Island tropical Central Pacific tast tasty food seafood delicacy special claw cooked ambrosia banquet delight feast goody indulgence luxury morsel pleasure rarity savory special treat eyes on stalks mouth parts
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