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.

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Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- on marina pontoon 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- on marina pontoon 2

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- in net on marina pontoon 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- on marina pontoon / claw 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- on marina pontoon / end segments of swimming leg 1

Mature specimen above was found on a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 16.05.18.

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- front view 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- front view 2

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- front view 3

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- in rockpool 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- in rockpool 2

Images above take n in various locations across Cornwall.

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- front of carapace 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- front of carapace 2

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- carpus of first cheliped 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- swimming leg 1

Specimen above was found on the lowershore at Gyllyngvase, Falmouth, Cornwall, 17.12.16.

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- carapace 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- front of carapace 3

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- carpus of first cheliped 2

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- carpus of first cheliped 3

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- swimming leg 2

Specimen above is a juvenile crab which was caught in 30-40m of water off the Lizard, Cornwall, 01.09.17.

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- unusual blue form 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- unusual blue form 2

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- blue form front view 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- blue form front view 2

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- blue form carapace 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- blue form front of carapace 1

Specimen above which is likely to have been sand scoured during a storm was found at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 03.04.14.

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- dorsal view 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- defensive posture 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- abdomen 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- claw 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- claw 2

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- eggs 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- eggs 2

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- eye 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- swimming leg 3

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- swimming leg 4

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- sandy coloured juvenile 1

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- sandy coloured juvenile 2

Velvet swimming crab
Necora puber
- sandy coloured juvenile 3

A common aggressive species, found more often on the lowershore. Images taken across the south coast of Devon and Cornwall. Images of the sandy coloured juvenile crab was taken at Sennen Cove, West Cornwall. 25.04.13.

Scientific and European Names:
Necora puber, Portunus puber, Velvet swimming crab, Velvet fiddler, Fluwelen Zwemkrab, Spanjool, Etrille, Etrille commune, Etrille de sable, Samtkrabbe, Schwimmkrabbe.

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.