[1] It was first discovered by Stefano Cannicci from the University of Hong Kong and Peter Ng from the University of Singapore in the Ting Kok Mangrove forests in the northeast of Hong Kong[2] and listed on the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) in April 2017.

Ten limbs, arranged around the lower half of the carapace, are composed of eight multi-jointed legs used for mobility and two claws.

The two equally sized claws are located on either side of the mouth and serve as the primary manipulation points for the crab.

[5] Due to their tropical habitat, it is assumed that the crabs have developed high plasticity in dealing with abnormal climate changes, including resistance to heat-stress.

However, due to the similarity to Aratus pisonii, it can be assumed that Haberma tingkok are omnivores with a diet consisting largely of mangrove tree leaves as well as small invertebrates.