Key Features: Ambulatory legs short and stout, first pair considerably longest, rather longer than carapace and rostrum, merus and carpus in all nodose on dorsal surface, dactyi strong and claw like.

 

Diet: feeds on algae.

 

Habitat: usually prefer coral reefs and rocky beaches.

 

Conservation status: Not Evaluated

 

Distribution in the GoK: reported along the coast of Paga, Chank and Chusana region.

 

 

 

 

 

References:

Tylocarcinus styx. In Brachyuran Crabs of West Coast, India. National Institute of Oceanography. Retrieved on August 25, 2014 from http://www.nio.org/userfiles/file/brachyuran/tylocarcinus_styx.html

 

Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Project, Second Interim Progress Report, GEER Foundation, June 2012.