Biologists claim to have discovered a new species of freshwater crab in Mindanao, which would be added to 1,300 species of such crabs distributed throughout the tropics and subtrropics. One of the marine biologists behind the discovery, Jose C.E. Mendoza of the National University of Singapore, in an interview with GMA News, said this was the “fruit of collaborative work.” “It’s a new species of freshwater crab from Barangay Seloton, in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. My co-author purchased it from a vendor who was selling crabs and freshwater fish for food,” Mendoza said.

New species of crabs found in Mindanao. (2017, September 3). Manila Standard, pp. A1, A2.