Sighting 4197682
Leptograpsus variegatus
Purple Rock Crab at Pambula Beach, NSW
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| Leptograpsus variegatus | Jennyncmg | 17 Feb 2019 | |
| Leptograpsus variegatus | JulesPhotographer | 16 Feb 2019 |
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User's notes
Alas, this poor critter was dead when found. There were a few scuttling for cover that I was unable to get a photo of in the rock pools surrounding it.
2 comments
17 Feb 2019
Judging by the empty eyes this was just the moulted shell so the crab could well be still alive and scuttling.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.911820-36.943040
- Places Pambula Beach, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 7 Feb 2019 02:21 PM Recorded on
- JulesPhotographer Recorded by
- Less than 1m Depth of sighting
Collections
- JulesPhotographer South Coast NatureMapr Leptograpsus variegatus Crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura) Crabs, Prawns, Barnacles & allies (Crustacea) Marine Invertebrates
Species information
- Leptograpsus variegatus Scientific name
- Purple Rock Crab Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- -4.73m to 38.43m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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4 / 7
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