Arcopotamonautes platynotus

Arcopotamonautes platynotus is a species of freshwater crab which is endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it is the only freshwater crab outside the genus Platythelphusa.^[2] Although primarily aquatic, A. platynotus is sometimes seen out of water, and can survive for many hours without water.^[1]

Arcopotamonautes platynotus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Potamonautidae
Genus:	Arcopotamonautes
Species:	A. platynotus
Binomial name
Arcopotamonautes platynotus Cunnington, 1907