Deepwater crab

Latin: Chaceon affinis

Size:

18 cm (back shield width)

Levested:

Mixing base 150 - 2000 m

Distribution:

Southeast Pacific and Atlantic Ocean

Food:

Various benthic animals and scavengers

Facts about deepwater crab

This crab is the largest crab in the Geryonidae family.

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