Size:
9 cm (shell width)
Levested:
All bottom types down to 350 m
Distribution:
North Atlantic Ocean down to the English Channel. Greenland and North America.
Food:
Benthic organisms
The mandolin ornamental crab gets its name from the fact that it "decorates" itself with algae, hydroids and bryozoans to blend in with its surroundings. The mandolin is a type of instrument shaped like the body of this crab species.
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