A marine biologist says he has discovered a new crab species off the coast of southern Taiwan that looks like a strawberry with small white bumps on its red shell.

一位台湾海洋生物学者宣布他在台湾南部海岸发现了一个新的螃蟹物种，这种螃蟹背部的红壳带有白色小点，看上去很像草莓。

National Taiwan Ocean University professor Ho Ping-ho says the crab resembles the species living in the areas around Hawaii, Polynesia and Mauritius. But it has a distinctive clam-shaped shell about 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) wide, making it distinct.

台湾海洋大学教授何平合说，和这种螃蟹类似的物种都生活在夏威夷、波利尼西亚群岛和毛里求斯附近海域，但是台湾南岸的这种物种背壳只有1英寸（2.5厘米）宽，看上去和其他物种截然不同。

Taiwanese crab specialist Wang Chia-hsiang confirmed Ho's finding.

台湾蟹类专家王嘉祥确认了何平合的发现。

Ho said Tuesday his team found two female crabs of the new species last June off the coast of Kenting National Park, known for its rich marine life. The crabs died shortly thereafter, possibly because the water in the area was polluted by a cargo ship that ran aground.

何平合周二说，在去年六月他的小队就曾在以海洋物种丰富著称的垦丁国家公园海面上发现了这种螃蟹。螃蟹不久后就死去了，可能是因为海水受到搁浅货船的污染的原因。