Mud crab may refer to any
crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the ...
that lives in or near
mud
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, such as:
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Scylla serrata''
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Scylla tranquebarica''
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Scylla paramamosain''
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Scylla olivacea''
*Members of the family
Panopeidae
The Panopeidae are a family containing 26 genera of morphologically similar crabs, often known as "mud crabs". Their centers of diversity are the Atlantic Ocean and eastern Pacific Ocean.
Distribution
Most members of the family Panopeidae live ...
, such as ''
Panopeus herbstii
''Panopeus herbstii'' (the ''black-fingered mud crab'', ''black-clawed mud crab'', ''Atlantic mud crab'' or sometimes ''common mud crab'') is a true crab, belonging to the infraorder Brachyura, and is the largest of the mud crabs.
''Panopeus he ...
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*Members of the family
Xanthidae
*''Helice crassa'', the
tunnelling mud crab
{{animal common name
Crabs
ja:ノコギリガザミ