Crab from the Chinese pet market turns out to be a new species of a new genus

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 13:01 in Biology & Nature

Shimmering carapaces and rattling claws make colourful freshwater crabs attractive to pet keepers. To answer the demand, fishermen are busy collecting and trading with the crustaceans, often not knowing what exactly they have handed over to their client.

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