General Description
Body yellow-brown with dark red spots. Carapace has two notches on the side behind the eye. Up to 5 cm wide (carapace).
Biology
Red-spotted Shore Crabs burrow in mud or crawl under rocks or timber around the high tide mark for shelter. They forage for food at night. This species looks very similar to two other species of shore crab in the same genus that live on more exposed coastal areas.
Distribution
South-eastern Australia.
Habitat
Under rocks on sheltered coasts or in burrows on mudflats, to depth of 10 m.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Red spots, two notches on side of carapace.
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Colours
Yellow, Brown, Red
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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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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Milne Edwards, 1837)
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Common Name
Red-spotted Shore Crab
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Other Names
Mottled Shore Crab
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Species Name
gaimardii
