Natal Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus tenuicrustatus)

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Grapsus tenuicrustatus

(Herbst, 1783)

Natal Lightfoot Crab

Also known as: Natal Rock Crab, Thin-Shelled Rock Crab

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Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Grapsidae

Other species in Grapsidae

Geograpsus lividus

Geograpsus lividus

Variegate Shore Crab

Goniopsis cruentata

Goniopsis cruentata

Mangrove Crab

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

Marbled Rock Crab

Grapsus grapsus

Grapsus grapsus

Cliff Crab

Planes marinus

Planes marinus

Pachygrapsus transversus

Pachygrapsus transversus

Mottled Shore Crab

Pachygrapsus gracilis

Pachygrapsus gracilis

Dark Shore Crab

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