Tasmanian Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas)
Tasmanian Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas)
It is not just America and Japan that boost to have the largest crabs but Australia too has one of its own–the Tasmanian Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) of the family Menippus. It is caught in the rocky and muddy bottoms of the Southern Australian coast. Also called Queen Crab, Giant Southern Crab, or Giant Deepwater Crab, this crab shows a slow growth rate with males being twice as heavy as females. Juveniles are yellow or red-spotted on their dorsal while adults are red on their dorsal but whitish-yellow on the belly. Males have two claws of different sizes; a feature not exhibited in females.
The Tasmanian Giant Crab has a carapace length between 8.4”-13.6” (21.3-34.6 cm), carapace width of 11”-18.1” (28-46 cm), body height of 3.7”-6.7” (9.5-17 cm), and weight between 20-39 lb (9-17.7 kg). The typical lifespan of the Tasmanian Giant Crab is between 20-30 years.
It is not just America and Japan that boost to have the largest crabs but Australia too has one of its own–the Tasmanian Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) of the family Menippus. It is caught in the rocky and muddy bottoms of the Southern Australian coast. Also called Queen Crab, Giant Southern Crab, or Giant Deepwater Crab, this crab shows a slow growth rate with males being twice as heavy as females. Juveniles are yellow or red-spotted on their dorsal while adults are red on their dorsal but whitish-yellow on the belly. Males have two claws of different sizes; a feature not exhibited in females.
The Tasmanian Giant Crab has a carapace length between 8.4”-13.6” (21.3-34.6 cm), carapace width of 11”-18.1” (28-46 cm), body height of 3.7”-6.7” (9.5-17 cm), and weight between 20-39 lb (9-17.7 kg). The typical lifespan of the Tasmanian Giant Crab is between 20-30 years.