Giant spider crabs are the largest crustacean known. Imagine a crab with a leg-span of 3.6 m and weighing 18 Kg! Chimaeras gently swim along the sea floor and are cartilaginous fish, like sharks, their relatives. These animals have a spine on their dorsal fin, which can inflict a very painful sting.
Crabs, shrimps and other small critters
Giant spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi - Majidae)
Sharks, rays and chimaeras
Spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei - Chimaeridae)
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