
Description
Maja brachydactyla is a species of migratory crab of the Majidae family found in the north-east Atlantic Ocean. Long confused with the Mediterranean species under the name of Maja squinado, it was distinguished from it on morphological bases in 1922 and then on genetic bases in 2008. Description It is red,... Read more in SeabookLocations
- Spain
- Atlantic Ocean East
- Morocco West
- Mauritania
- Arcachon Bay
- +13 locations in Seabook
Colors
white
brown
yellow
red
Habitat and Environment
Benthic
Mud and Sand
Social Behaviour
Solitary