Liocarcinus pusillus (Leach, 1815)
dwarf swimming crab
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Family:  Polybiidae ()
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Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 6 - 200 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Canary Is. and North Sea.
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Biology:  Intertidal to 200 m, on shelly gravel, gravel with stones, sandy bottom mixed with clay, and shell sand (Ref. 113562). Main food and feeding type based on another species from the same Genus (Ref. 96376).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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