General Description
Body mottled brown, green or grey. Carapace rectangular with three pointed projections on each side. Eyes black. Up to 2 cm wide (carapace).
Biology
Little Shore Crabs are active scavengers on the rocky shore. The superfamily Grapsoidea, to which they belong, principally consists of intertidal crabs, which are the crabs most commonly observed by fossickers on the seashore in Southern Australia. Most of the crabs that flee when disturbed by turning stones on rocky coasts are grapsoids.
Distribution
South-eastern Australia.
Habitat
Under rocks, sheltered and exposed intertidal areas, to depth of 10 m.
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Brief Id
Three points on each side of carapace, eyes black with white spots.
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Colours
Brown, Green, Grey
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Animal matter
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shore (0-1 m), Shallow (1-30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Scientific Author
(Milne Edwards, 1853)
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Common Name
Little Shore Crab
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Species Name
spinosus
