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7-11crab...Thiscrabisknownlocallyas'alakuma,ortheseven-elevencrab,duetothesevenconspicuousredspots(fourneartheeyesandthreeinthecenter) ...
This crab is known locally as ‘alakuma, or the seven-eleven crab, due to the seven conspicuous red spots (four near the eyes and three in the center) with four more less prominent along the back edges of its carapace, making a total of eleven, though some reports have varying numbers of spots. Legend has it that a hungry god thought he would make a nice meal of the ‘alakuma, but the crab pinched back, drawing a bit of blood. After several attempts and a few more pinches from the crab’s powerful claws, the god eventually got his supper, but the crab’s descendants sport the bloody prints of its captor.
The seven-eleven crab is a good sized crab, getting as large as five or six inches across its smooth and thick shell. By day, the crab holes up in the reefs nooks and crannies, resting up for a night of foraging. Dinner includes molluscs and marine snails, which they gain access to with their massive chelae ...
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【粗糙蝕菱蟹Daldorfia horrida】菱蟹科 (Parthenopidae)
水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:粗糙蝕菱蟹學名:Daldorfiahorrida科別名稱:菱蟹科(Parthenopidae)命名學者:(Linnaeus1758)
【黑指波紋蟹背面觀Cymo melanodactylus】扇蟹科 (Xanthidae)
水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:黑指波紋蟹背面觀學名:Cymomelanodactylus科別名稱:扇蟹科(Xanthidae)命名學者:DeHaan1833
【紅斑瓢蟹Carpilius maculatus】瓢蟹科 (Carpiliidae)
水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:紅斑瓢蟹學名:Carpiliusmaculatus科別名稱:瓢蟹科(Carpiliidae)命名學者:(Linnaeus1758)
【指天背蟹Notopus dorsipes】蛙蟹科 (Raninidae)
水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:指天背蟹學名:Notopusdorsipes科別名稱:蛙蟹科(Raninidae)命名學者:(Fabricius1798)
【看守長眼蟹Podophthalmus vigil】梭子蟹科 (Portunidae)
水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:看守長眼蟹學名:Podophthalmusvigil科別名稱:梭子蟹科(Portunidae)命名學者:(Fabricius1798)