Troll crab

Latin: Lithodes maja
Size:
13.5 cm (shell width)
Levested:
Soft bottom 10 - 800 m
Distribution:
The entire Norwegian coast. From Greenland to the English Channel.
Food:
Benthic organisms and scavengers
Facts about Troll crab

The troll crab is not actually a real crab, but can be considered an advanced family of hermit crabs that have left their home.

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