Moon Crab artwork

Crab · No. 022

Moon Crab

  • Gray
  • Intertidal Zone
  • 3 recipes

“What a catch! My first Moon Crab! It can burrow into sand in a flash. Do you think it knows how to moonwalk?”

Announced

Sell
22 Dough
Sell
24 Dough
Sell
29 Dough
Price rank
45th of 47 shore-dwellers

Where and when to catch Moon Crab

Time
Any time
Weather
Any Weather
Season
Year-Round
Habitat
Intertidal Zone
Found in
Every home planet
Tool
Shellfish Tongs
Type
Crab
Size
5.2 – 9.2

Moon Crab lives in intertidal zone on every home planet. Catch it with the Shellfish Tongs. It appears at any time in any weather, all year round.

Cooking with Moon Crab

All recipes

3 recipes take it, by the slot it fills

Omnipedia entry

Matuta victor

Intertidal Zone

The moon crab is an expert at sand diving with specialized legs that double as paddles for swift swimming.

Despite all that, it often ends up ashore in fishing nets. Because of its mediocre taste, it's usually sold in seafood markets in the same tank as other miscellaneous crabs.

Part of the Ever-Surging Tides Omni-Gallery collection.

All creatures

The rest of this omni-gallery collection

Other shore-dwellers in Intertidal Zone

All shore-dwellers

Moon Crab FAQ

Where do you find Moon Crab?

Moon Crab lives in intertidal zone on every home planet. Catch it with the Shellfish Tongs.

When does Moon Crab appear?

Moon Crab appears at any time in any weather, all year round.

How much does Moon Crab sell for?

★ 22 Dough Dough, ★★ 24 Dough Dough, ★★★ 29 Dough Dough.

What can you cook with Moon Crab?

There are 3 recipes that take Moon Crab — the full list with slot labels is above.

Entry values are labelled announced until re-checked in-game after launch day.