Perisesarma bidens
Species of crab
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Perisesarma bidens, the red claw crab (or red-clawed crab), is a species of crab found in the Indo-Pacific region from Zanzibar to Japan and Fiji.[1]
| Perisesarma bidens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Sesarmidae |
| Genus: | Perisesarma |
| Species: | P. bidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Perisesarma bidens (De Haan, 1835) | |
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Size
Can have a leg span up to 4 in (100 mm). Carapace length is usually no more than 2 in (51 mm).[citation needed]
