Crab id
Submitted by Anytime Brad on Wed, 2022-03-16 07:33
Caught in the river
Not sure of type of crab.
Have heard of Asian paddle crabs but not sure on this one.
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NORUN NOFUN
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Asian paddle crab - invasive
Asian paddle crab - invasive species that needs to be knocked on the head.
Beef Slater
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Coral Crab
Hiya
Nah thats not an asain paddle crab thats a coral crab - they seem to pop up in the river ever now and again www.redmap.org.au/region/wa/sightings/3206/
See here for coral crab v asian paddle crab www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/biosecurity/asian_paddle_crab.pdf
Cheers
carnarvonite
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Coral crab
Lots better eating than blueys
Faulkner Family
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Yep . Coral crab . They have
Yep . Coral crab . They have been on here a few times over the years
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
NORUN NOFUN
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Shit, I just googled asian
Shit, I just googled asian paddle crab and the same / similar pic came up - oh well, I will bugger off now lol
Anytime Brad
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Cheers
Cheers for the ID
Confirmed by department of bio security as coral crab.
I would rather be fishing