Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (= short, ουρά/οura = tail), or where the reduced abdomen's entirely hidden under the thorax. They're generally covered with a thick exoskeleton, and armed with a single pair of chelae (claws). 6,793 species are known. Crabs are found in all of the world's oceans. Additionally, there're also many freshwater and terrestrial crabs, particularly in tropical region… (
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