Sighting 4597776
Leptograpsus variegatus
Purple Rock Crab at Batemans Bay, NSW
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| Leptograpsus variegatus | Jennyncmg | 30 Sep 2024 | |
| Leptograpsus variegatus | Hejor1 | 29 Sep 2024 |
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1 comment
30 Sep 2024
As I could not see the claws in the photo and the parallel oblique markings on the sides of the carapace are not clear, I'm not sure that my verification is correct.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.178253-35.705372
- Altitude 0.0m
- Places Batemans Bay, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Sep 2024 01:21 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
- Less than 1m Depth of sighting
Collections
- Hejor1 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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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