Marbled Rock Crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus)

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Pachygrapsus marmoratus

(Fabricius, 1787)

Marbled Rock Crab

Also known as: Marbled Shore Crab, Marbled Crab

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About

Max size

3.6 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Grapsidae

Where to find it

common

Albania Croatia Cyprus Greece Malta Montenegro Turkey

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Natal Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus tenuicrustatus)

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Cliff Crab (Grapsus grapsus)

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drifter crab (Planes marinus)

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Mottled Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus transversus)

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Mottled Shore Crab

Dark Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus gracilis)

Pachygrapsus gracilis

Dark Shore Crab

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