Sighting 4530720
Leptograpsus variegatus
Purple Rock Crab at Undefined Area
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| Leptograpsus variegatus | Jennyncmg | 26 Nov 2023 | |
| Leptograpsus variegatus | JonSteinbeck | 26 Nov 2023 |
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I think the crab had just moulted its old shell. The old shell is in the centre of the upright photo and the crab is a darker green at the top. The crab was in a small rock pool at Cottage Beach.
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.055525-36.496035
- Altitude 14.0m
- Places Barragga Bay, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Sep 2023 04:00 PM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- Less than 1m Depth of sighting
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra 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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6 / 7
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