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Mud crab [ juvenile 65 mm]
Juvenile Mud crab,65 mm across shell,
Elliot river,Bundaberg
Australia
Mud Crab inhabit tropical to warm temperate waters from Exmouth in Western Australia up and along the coastline of the Northern Territory and Queensland.
They favour soft muddy bottoms below the low tide level and generally live in sheltered estuaries, mud flats, mangrove forests and the tidal reaches of some rivers.
Mud Crab can reach a maximum size of approximately 24 centimetres carapace width and 3.5 kilograms in weight.
Mud crab [ juvenile 65 mm]
Juvenile Mud crab,65 mm across shell,
Elliot river,Bundaberg
Australia
Mud Crab inhabit tropical to warm temperate waters from Exmouth in Western Australia up and along the coastline of the Northern Territory and Queensland.
They favour soft muddy bottoms below the low tide level and generally live in sheltered estuaries, mud flats, mangrove forests and the tidal reaches of some rivers.
Mud Crab can reach a maximum size of approximately 24 centimetres carapace width and 3.5 kilograms in weight.