5 spines or teeth to the outside of each eye, up to 10cm across the carapace, and wider in front than back. Colour ranges from dark mottled green to orange. Often found in sheltered estuaries and bays with eelgrass meadows on a sand or mud substrate.
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image credit: Patty Menning, DFO
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