APHOTOMARINE

An Educational Photographic Resource and Stock Image Library
of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the
Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.

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Xantho hydrophilus (Herbst, 1790) syn. Xantho incisus - Montagu's crab

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Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- typical crab / top view 1

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- typical crab / face view 1

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- typical crab / claw inner 1

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- typical crab / claw outer 1

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- typical crab / leg hairs 1

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- top view 1

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- top view 2

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- top view 3

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- top view 4

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- top view 5

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- top view 6

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- top view 7

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- top view 8

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- face view 1

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- face view 2

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- carapace 1

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- claw 1

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- claw 2

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- male abdomen 1

Montagu's or Furrowed crab
Xantho hydrophilus
- female abdomen 1

Images taken at various locations on rocky lowershores on very low tides across the south coast of Devon and Cornwall. Places include Devil's Point, Wembury and Batten Bay near Plymouth, Devon; and at Hannafore Point near Looe; Spit Point near Par and Marazion near Penzance, Cornwall.

Scientific and European Names:
Xantho hydrophilus, Xantho incisus, Montagu's crab, Furrowed crab, Grooved crab, Kerbkrabbe, Gekerfde krab, Xanthe, Xanto.

Xantho hydrophilus syn Xantho incisus Montagus Furrowed or Grooved Crab Crustacean Images

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