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Spider crab species
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A deep-sea species of spider crab. The surface of its body has many small spines. It is a small crab with a carapace of around 3cm. This species is rarely caught even for aquariums. It was caught at water depth of 400 meters near Okinawa.

Scientific name Pleistacantha cervicornis
English name Spider crab species
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