Lophopanopeus bellus bellus   (Black Clawed Crab)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2116)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	Under rocks in sandy areas
Photo Date
Upload Date	October 19, 2007
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Photo ID #	2116
Comments	The carapace of the black-clawed crab is variable in color, commonly white, red, gray, or purple. They commonly are buried in sand under rocks in the mid to low intertidal zone.