Flatback Mud Crab

Eurypanopeus depressus, the flatback mud crab or depressed mud crab, is a true crab belonging to the infraorder Brachyura and the family Panopeidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean and is often found in estuaries and lagoons, commonly living in close association with oysters.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Flatback Mud Crab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Dyspanopeus sayi
• Panopeus herbstii
• Pilumnopeus serratifrons
• Rhithropanopeus harrisii
• Panopeus obesus
• Heteropanope glabra

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Panopeidae

Genus

Eurypanopeus

Species

Eurypanopeus depressus

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