Liocarcinus vernalis

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Liocarcinus vernalis

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Portunidae
Genus: Liocarcinus
Species: L. vernalis
Binomial name
Liocarcinus vernalis
(Risso, 1827)

Liocarcinus vernalis, sometimes called the vernal crab, is a small shallow-water crab found in the north-east Atlantic.

Commonly used as bait for Black Fish.

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