| Xanthidae (stone and mud crabs) |
| 15 cm CW (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 12 m |
| Indo-West Pacific, reaching eastwards to New Caledonia. |
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Carapace ovate, surfaces smooth; 8 large teeth on each anterolateral margin (often with smaller denticles between them); front divided into 2 distinctly truncate lobes, separated by narrow fissure. Carpus of cheliped with 2 large spines on inner margin. Reddish brown overall; tips of dactylus of legs red. |
| Temporarily mildly poisonous. Tropical climate (Ref. 343). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| poisonous to eat |
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