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Bathyal Swimming Crab
Bathynectes longispina
The bathyal swimming crab, Bathynectes longispina, is a species of crab in the family Polybiidae.
This species lives on seamounts and knolls, at depths as great as 600 metres (2,000 ft). It appears similar to other members of the portunid family, but has reduced swimming dactyls and long walking legs. As an adaptation to deep water, it has large eyes.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 796063.