This species of shore crab grows slightly larger than others in this family and can easily be confused with other is the family however the two notches behind the eye and a carapace and legs bear more and smaller spots over most of the crab. Also, a closer look and the eye stems have the same spots.

Like others in this family, it lives around the high tide mark under rocks and other debris along the shore coming out at night to feed. As with other crabs it is also a cross breeder and hybridises with other species.

At a glance

Habitat Can be found under rocks at mid to high intertidal levels
Size Can grow to around 50mm across the carapace
Origin Native
Distribution South-eastern Australia including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern Australia including around Tasmania
Habitat
Can be found under rocks at mid to high intertidal levels
Size
Can grow to around 50mm across the carapace
Common Name Common Shore Crab
Aliases Red-spotted Shore Crab, Mottled 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
FamilyVarunidae
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
GenusParagrapsus
SpeciesParagrapsus gaimardii
Synonyms

Synonyms

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