Crab, Red Swimming
Nectocarcinus antarcticus
Papaka (Nectocarcinus antarcticus)
Crab, Red Swimming
Papaka (Nectocarcinus antarcticus)
Invertebrate
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Portunidae
Soft Bottom Subtidal
Sandy/Muddy Shore Intertidal
Feeding:
Predator
Predator
Distribution:
New Zealand
New Zealand
Edibility:
Edible
Edible
Size:
Hand Sized
Hand Sized
Half the size of the Common Paddle Crab. Has a deeply ridged back and a central ridge on the paddles. Red in colour with deeper red on the ridges.
Can be abundant in sea grass.
Predator
As grumpy as the common paddle crab!
Collins: Gunson