This crab is common along subtidal reefs and in rocky crevices. Living along exposed coasts these are fast moving crabs dodging waves as they move through the kelps and sea squirts they live and feed amongst.

At a glance

Habitat Can be found on reefs or in rock crevices, under rocks at the low tide level out to depths of around 50m or more
Size Can grow to around 70mm across the carapace
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Indian and Southern Pacific Oceans, including South Africa, New Zealand, and Chile in Australia it is found in southern temperate waters including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Indian and Southern Pacific Oceans, including South Africa, New Zealand, and Chile in Australia it is found in southern temperate waters including around Tasmania
Habitat
Can be found on reefs or in rock crevices, under rocks at the low tide level out to depths of around 50m or more
Size
Can grow to around 70mm across the carapace

Identification

Colour ranging from reds to browns covered with small dense hairs has a squarish shape to the body (carapace) with four defined notches across the front the eyes feature between two of those outside notches, the side of the carapace has three spike-like triangular notches. The legs feature a series of outward angled spikes on the section closet to the body, whilst the claws feature a couple of rows light coloured knobs.
Common Name Red Rock Crab
Aliases Cleft-Fronted Shore Crab,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumCrustacea
SuperclassMulticrustacea
ClassMalacostraca
SubclassEumalacostraca
SuperorderEucarida
OrderDecapoda
SuborderPleocyemata
InfraorderBrachyura
SectionEubrachyura
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
FamilyPlagusiidae
GenusGuinusia
SpeciesGuinusia chabrus
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