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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Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Grapsidae

Where to find it

common

AlbaniaCroatiaCyprusGreeceMaltaMontenegroTurkey

Other species in Grapsidae

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Grapsus tenuicrustatus

Natal Lightfoot 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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