Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Harlequin Swimming Crab
Lissocarcinus laevis
Harlequin Swimming Crab
Category: Swimming Crabs
Scientific Name: Lissocarcinus laevis
Size: Up to 5/8 in. (1.5 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Brachyura (Infraorder)
      └Portunidae (Family)
       └Thalamitinae (Subfamily)
        └Lissocarcinus (Genus)

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