Identify this crab please

[rosemaryjose]

He is a hitchhiker and we've lost a few fishes to him! Hes now out but curious to know what type of crab he is!

 

[GimpyFin]

Looks like maybe a black mithrax crab?

 

[liverock]

He is a hitchhiker and we've lost a few fishes to him! Hes now out but curious to know what type of crab he is!

swimmer crab...like a blue crab...very hungry!

 

[Betta132]

Very, very pretty crab! If it's still alive, you can probably sell it to someone.
Definitely some kind of predatory swimmer crab, can probably paddle very fast.

 

[Ron Reefman]

Looks like maybe a black mithrax crab?

Don't take this the wrong way, I just want the OP to get an answer. And to me that doesn't look any kind of Mithrax crab I've ever seen. I know the color is wrong (I've collected green and ruby), but the layout of the legs and the spread of the eyes is totally wrong for a Mithrax.

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

swimmer crab...like a blue crab...very hungry!

Yep, look at the paddles on those back legs. Opportunistic feeders, they'll eat anything they can catch.

 

[Jeff4777]

whoa that looks pretty cool tbh.

 

[GimpyFin]

Don't take this the wrong way, I just want the OP to get an answer. And to me that doesn't look any kind of Mithrax crab I've ever seen. I know the color is wrong (I've collected green and ruby), but the layout of the legs and the spread of the eyes is totally wrong for a Mithrax.

No offense taken at all. :beer: