According to local new agency a rarely seen species of crab has been discovered in British waters for only the third time in a century. The species is called Corrugated Crab, which is named after the distinctive ridges on its shell. It is said that a fisherman Tim Bailey has found the rare crab in a prawn pot 90 feet underwater.
It is notified that the Corrugated Crab was discovered in the Fal Estuary in Cornwall, the first time the species has been recorded there for more than 25 years. The crab has only ever been found in British waters 11 times, nine of which were before 1907. It is now recovering at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay, Cornwall.
It is also reported that the species is native to Britain but is rarely seen because it is nocturnal and a swimming crab, which does not often come to shore. A spokesman at the aquarium opined as a crustacean enthusiast it is exciting to finally get to see this particular type of crab in the flesh rather than just in textbooks.
Scientists believe that the species, Liocarcinus Corrugatus, grows to a maximum of 6cm, and is reddish-brown in colour, and is nocturnal. It is also known as the wrinkled swimming crab and it can be aggressive. It has been known to attack divers with its sharp claws. It is told that they are native to Britain and to a large part of the globe. They live away from the shores as they are a swimming crab.
