It is found in Imtaħleb, Baħrija, Għajn Żejtuna in Mellieħa and San Martin in Malta and in Lunzjata Valley in Gozo.

[1] When threatened, the crab takes shelter by hiding under rocks or stones in the water and among vegetation, or by entering the burrows it digs.

[1] The Maltese freshwater crab is carnivorous and feeds on other smaller animals such as tadpoles.

[1] The numbers of this freshwater crab are steadily declining as a result of pollution of water, drying up of streams and because of its capture by humans.

& VELLA, S. (2009) On the Occurrence of a New Population of Potamon Fluviatile Lanfrancoi at Wied Ghajn Zejtuna,Mellieħa.