Furry-clawed Crab
Australoplax tridentata
Other name
Tuxedo Crab
Features
Adult males have blue claws with large round patch of fur at base of fingers (females have very small claws). Broad, vertical black and white bands across front of mouthparts. To 15 mm across.
Notes
Abundant, in mangroves and on muddy creek banks. Indigenous, Sydney, NSW, north to Darwin, NT.
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