This previously unknown species stands out due to its distinct physical characteristics, including spiny legs and blade-like claws ... The crab was named after the Chinese sea goddess Mazu ...

Scrub the crabs under running water. Put a crab on its belly. Use a dish cloth to hold the claws down with one hand and, grasping the side of the back shell, pull it up and away from the body.

damaging fishing gear such as nets with their sharp claws damaging river banks by burrowing into them blocking intake streams from rivers, lakes and reservoirs modifying natural habitats competing ...