Xantho hydrophilus, the furrowed crab or Montagu's crab, is a species of crab from the family Xanthidae. It is yellowish-brown and grows to a carapace width of 70 mm (2.8 in). It is a nocturnal omnivore that lives in shallow marine waters from western Scotland to the Cape Verde Islands.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Montagu's 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
- Xantho pilipes
- Xantho poressa
- Leptodius affinis
- Cycloxanthops novemdentatus
- Lophopanopeus bellus
- Leptodius sanguineus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Xanthidae
- Genus
- Xantho
- Species
- Xantho hydrophilus
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