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

Variegate Shore Crab (Geograpsus lividus)

Geograpsus lividus

Variegate Shore Crab

Mangrove Crab (Goniopsis cruentata)

Goniopsis cruentata

Mangrove Crab

Marbled Rock Crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus)

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

Marbled Rock Crab

Cliff Crab (Grapsus grapsus)

Grapsus grapsus

Cliff Crab

drifter crab (Planes marinus)

Planes marinus

drifter crab

Mottled Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus transversus)

Pachygrapsus transversus

Mottled Shore Crab

Dark Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus gracilis)

Pachygrapsus gracilis

Dark Shore Crab

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