| Polybius holsatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Polybiidae |
| Genus: | Polybius |
| Species: | P. holsatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Polybius holsatus | |
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Polybius holsatus, sometimes known by the common name flying crab, is a species of swimming crab found chiefly in the North Sea, Irish Sea and English Channel.23 It has a carapace up to 4 centimetres (1.6 in) wide, which is brownish-grey with a green tinge.4 It is very similar in appearance to the harbour crab Polybius depurator.4
The diet of P. holsatus comprises crustaceans, especially juvenile Crangon, molluscs such as Macoma balthica, and fish.5 P. holsatus sometimes hosts the parasitic barnacle Sacculina.4
References
References
- Michael Türkay & Charles Fransen (2010). "Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- "EurOBIS distribution records: Liocarcinus holsatus". MarBEF Data System. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
- De Grave, Sammy (19 April 2024). "Polybius holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- "Flying crab - Liocarcinus holsatus". MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
- Satish C. Choy (1986). "Natural diet and feeding habits of the crabs Liocarcinus puber and L. holsatus (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae)" (PDF). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 31: 87–99. Bibcode:1986MEPS...31...87C. doi:10.3354/meps031087.