mud crabs
Brackish water shellfish
Mud crabs are large, edible crabs found in mangroves, estuaries, and muddy coastal waters, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.
Prized in Asian and Australian cuisines for their sweet, rich meat, they're among the most commercially valuable crab species: We ordered chili mud crab at the hawker center.
They have powerful claws and can be aggressive when handled.
Protective dorsal exoskeleton
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
- pincersGripping tool or claws
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- chitinArthropod shell polymer
gills · antennae · cephalothorax · abdomen · mandible · decapod · arthropod · crustacean
Heated by vapor
- seafoodMarine creatures as cuisine
- gourmetConnoisseur of fine cuisine
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- succulentMoist and flavorful
Singapore · Sri Lankan · garlic butter · meat · umami · feast · platter · shellfish
Tidal shrub with exposed roots
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- brackishMildly salty water
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- intertidalZone between high and low watermarks
mudflat · burrow · sediment · coastal · wetland · lagoon · delta · marsh
Device for catching animals
commercial · recreational · fishery · aquaculture · farming · live export · market · size limit
Digging to create shelter
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
foraging · hiding · ambush · predator · omnivore · mating · spawning · migration
carapace
Protective dorsal exoskeleton
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
- pincersGripping tool or claws
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
chitin · gills · antennae · cephalothorax · abdomen · mandible · decapod · arthropod · crustacean · molting
steamed
Heated by vapor
- seafoodMarine creatures as cuisine
- gourmetConnoisseur of fine cuisine
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
succulent · Singapore · Sri Lankan · garlic butter · meat · umami · feast · platter · shellfish · market
mangrove
Tidal shrub with exposed roots
intertidal · mudflat · burrow · sediment · coastal · wetland · lagoon · delta · marsh · swamp
trap
Device for catching animals
harvest · commercial · recreational · fishery · aquaculture · farming · live export · market · size limit · season
burrowing
Digging to create shelter
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- territorialDefensive about owned space
aggressive · foraging · hiding · ambush · predator · omnivore · mating · spawning · migration · molting
- crustaceansprawn, lobster, lobsters, shrimp, shrimps
- island wildlifemarine iguana, Darwin's finches, Galapagos tortoise, giant tortoise, giant tortoises
- Tidal Wetlandssalt marshes, cordgrass, tidal flats, mudflat, tidal creeks
- Chesapeake seafoodOld Bay, Old Bay seasoning, softshell, jimmies, bushel
- QueenslandBrisbane, Gold Coast, Cairns, Townsville, Great Barrier Reef
- seafloor lifesea cucumber, sea cucumbers, sea urchin, sea urchins, sand dollar
mud crabsrock crabs
Crabs inhabiting stony shores
stone crabs · king crabs · snow crabs · lobsters · spider crabs
mud crabslobsters
Large edible sea crustaceans
crayfish · shrimp · prawns · spiny lobsters · barnacles
mud crabslobsters
Large edible sea crustaceans
Maine lobster · king crab · caviar · oysters
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