Lyreidus tridentatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Raninidae |
| Genus: | Lyreidus |
| Species: | L. tridentatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lyreidus tridentatus de Haan, 1841
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Lyreidus tridentatus is a species of crab in the family Raninidae.[1]
Description[edit]
This species as an unusual carapace in that it is longer than it is wide. Males grow to about 5.2 cm long and 1.3 cm wide. Females grow to 3 cm wide and about 4.9 cm long. They have a reddish to reddish-brown body, with a reticulated pattern. The pereopods are pale-pinkish tan colour.
Distribution[edit]
Lyreidus tridentatus occurs in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, China, Taiwan, Japan, Fiji, and Hawaii.
Habitat[edit]
This species lives on shelves and slope substrates in sandy mud.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Peter Davie (2012). "Lyreidus tridentatus de Haan, 1841". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
External links[edit]
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