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Species of crab From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lyreidus tridentatus is a species of crab in the family Raninidae.[1]
Lyreidus tridentatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Raninidae |
Genus: | Lyreidus |
Species: | L. tridentatus |
Binomial name | |
Lyreidus tridentatus de Haan, 1841 | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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This species as an unusual carapace in that it is longer than it is wide. Males grow to about 5.2 cm long and 1.3 cm wide. Females grow to 3 cm wide and about 4.9 cm long. They have a reddish to reddish-brown body, with a reticulated pattern. The pereopods are pale-pinkish tan colour.
Lyreidus tridentatus occurs in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, China, Taiwan, Japan, Fiji, and Hawaii.
This species lives on shelves and slope substrates in sandy mud.
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