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Arrow spider crab
Lissa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775)
AnimalsCrabs, spider crabs... (Brachyurans)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern Mediterranean
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Decorator crabBritish English
- Entirely red crabBritish English
- Warty spider crabBritish English
- Rote GespensterkrabbeGerman (Germany)
- Cámbara rojaEuropean Spanish
- Cangrejos lágrimaEuropean Spanish
- Falsa centollaEuropean Spanish
- Falso centolloEuropean Spanish
- Lissa goutteuseFrench (France)
- Araignée de mer rougeFrench (France)
- Araignée goutteuseFrench (France)
- Araignée noueuseFrench (France)
- Crabe tête d'HommeFrench (France)
- Granchietto tutto rossoItalian (Italy)
- Granchio rossoItalian (Italy)
Other invalid scientific names
- Pisa chiragra
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Sources
- NOËL Pierre, LE BRIS Sylvain, PROUZET Anne in : DORIS, 04/08/2018 : Lissa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1385
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Lissa chiragra (Fabricius, 1775), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/441
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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