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Marine Invertebrates


	Image Reference:		PX-R4SSCOU
	Subject:		Risso's crab
	Scientific Name:		Xantho pilipes
	Description:		This Risso's crab is maintaining a low profile as a means of defence. This species can be found from intertidal areas down into deeper water usually in areas where it can find stones to hide under. The habitat suggested by this image is typical. UK records are mostly from the west coast. To 40 mm wide. E Atlantic, Angola to Norway, Mediterranean.
	Country:		Scotland
	Location:		Skye
	Additional Information:		N/A
	Release Status:		No Release
	Pixel Dimensions:		4288 x 2848
	Keywords:		wildlife natural history nature underwater sea life marine life invertebrates marine invertebrates crustaceans crabs round crabs Risso's crab Xantho pilipes bottom dwellers broken shells pebbles stones Xanthidae Xanthoidea Brachyura Pleocyemata Decapoda Eucarida Eumalacostraca Malacostraca Crustacea Arthropoda cool temperate seas warm temperate seas east Atlantic Ocean Mediterranean Sea Scotland Isle of Skye Skye Geur Rubha pink black 11P 1B horizontal