New item of Bandai - Crab

This set contains 4 types and will be on sale in February 2021.
01. Scylla serrata
02. Atergatis floridus
03. Calappa lophos (Color change ver.)
04. Calappa philargius
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I plan on getting all except the C. lophos color variant (not necessary for my needs).

Thanks for the Latin names!

Interesting, do you know the size?

widukind wrote:

Interesting, do you know the size?

They are big. The image says 140 mm, probably carapace width. They are the same/similar as this:
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bmathison1972 wrote:

widukind wrote:

Interesting, do you know the size?

They are big. The image says 140 mm, probably carapace width. They are the same/similar as this:
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Thank you

That one at the top looks like it could be found at the coast 10 km from where I live

tjjtjjtjja wrote:

widukind wrote:

Interesting, do you know the size?

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Thank you

They look fantastic to me, thanks for letting us know.

Thanks again

tjjtjjtjja wrote:

This set contains 4 types and will be on sale in February 2021.
01. Scylla serrata
02. Atergatis floridus
03. Calappa lophos (Color change ver.)
04. Calappa philargius
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Apparently, this is the species line-up now:

1= Scylla serrata
2= Atergatis floridus
3 = Calappa japonica
4 = Calappa philargius

bmathison1972 wrote:

Apparently, this is the species line-up now:

1= Scylla serrata
2= Atergatis floridus
3 = Calappa japonica
4 =  Calappa philargius

I check the Official website Jpanese name that "トラフカラッパ " is Calappa lophos.
Calappa japonica is "ヤマトカラッパ" in Jpanese.

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tjjtjjtjja wrote:

bmathison1972 wrote:

Apparently, this is the species line-up now:

1= Scylla serrata
2= Atergatis floridus
3 = Calappa japonica
4 =  Calappa philargius

I check the Official website Jpanese name that "トラフカラッパ " is Calappa lophos.
Calappa japonica is "ヤマトカラッパ" in Jpanese.

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ok thanks; that traslation was from someone else

here they are:

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Stunning crabs!