Enoplolambrus validus

Enoplolambrus validus (De Haan, 1837)
Strong elbow crab

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Family:	Parthenopidae (elbow crabs)
Max. size:	8.2 cm BL (male/unsexed); 7.7 cm BL (female)
Environment:	benthic; marine; depth range 15 - 200 m
Distribution:	Central and Eastern Indo-Pacific: from Singapore to Samoa in the east, north to Japan and Korea and south to Moreton Bay, Australia. Subtropical to temperate climates.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Inshore, subtidal on hard bottom (Ref. 106854). Host to the barnacle Balanus socialis (Ref. 105333). Highly mobile predator (Ref. 114575).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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