Steamed bread crab
Latin scientific name: Calappa philargius
Common name: bread crab, carefree steamed bread crab
Compendium: steamed bread crab family
Place of origin and date of delivery:
China (Guangdong, Fujian, Hainan Island, Taiwan Province), Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Malay Archipelago, Persian Gulf, Red Sea and Indian Ocean. Habitat: Habitat in sandy or sandy muddy seabed with water depth of 30- 100 meters.
Introduction:
The back of the head breastplate is very long, with 5 longitudinal verrucous protrusions on the surface and soft hair on the side; Narrow forehead, concave front, divided into 2 teeth; Small eye socket; The front side edge has granular teeth; The back edge has 3 teeth; There are 1 round blunt teeth in the middle of the trailing edge, and four triangular sharp teeth on each side. The shape of the pincers' feet is asymmetrical, and the knuckles on the right side are relatively thick, while the pincers' feet cling to the forehead when contracting. The feet are slender and smooth. The male abdomen is long, the third to fifth joints are healed, the joints can be distinguished, the sixth section is nearly rectangular, and the seventh section is sharply triangular. The female abdomen is broad and long, the sixth section is nearly rectangular and the seventh section is triangular. The head breastplate is light brown; The eye area has semi-circular reddish-brown markings; There is a reddish-brown spot on the outer mask of the wrist joint and long joint of the claw foot; The tip of the foot is brown. The male head breastplate is 62.0 mm long and 83.0 mm wide. The female head breastplate is 70.0 mm long and 93.0 mm wide.
Economic value:
Has high economic value.