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The flatback mud crab is found in the sub-tropical and temperate waters of the western
Atlantic Ocean. Its range extends from Massachusetts to Florida and Texas, the Caribbean Sea, Bermuda, the Dutch West Indies and Uruguay. It occurs in the intertidal zone and the shallow sub-littoral zone, down to
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depths of about 27 m (90 ft). It is tolerant of water of low salinities and occurs in estuaries. It is common in the
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The flatback mud crab is a small species of crab up to 13 mm (0.5 in) long with a noticeably flattened, oval
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170:Eurypanopeus depressus
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311:Crassostrea virginica
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240:Description
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687:Categories
446:7 December
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346:References
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275:omnivorous
230:Panopeidae
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