APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Liocarcinus navigator (Herbst, 1794) - Arch-fronted swimming crab
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Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- carapace 1

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- female / top view / carapace 1

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- female / top view / carapace 2

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- female / front view 1

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- female / underside 1

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- female / abdomen 1

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- female / abdomen 2

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- male / top view / carapace 1

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- male / top view / carapace 2

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- male / front view 1

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- male / abdomen 1

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- top view / carapace 1

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- underside / abdomen 1

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- side view 1

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- rear legs 1

Arch-fronted swimming crab
Liocarcinus navigator
- underwater on sponge 1

Image of species taken in a lowershore pool at Sennen Cove, Penwith, Cornwall. 20.09.12; also male and female crabs found on the lowershore inside Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 28.02.13. SW 46535 28492.

Liocarcinus navigatior is referred to in many books as Liocarcinus arcuatus.

Scientific and European Names:
Liocarcinus navigator, Liocarcinus arcuatus, Macropipus arcuatus, Arch-fronted swimming crab, Gewimperde zwemkrab, Etrille arquée.

Liocarcinus navigator arcuatus Arch fronted swimming crab Crustacean Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.