Sally Lightfoot Crab
| Scientific Name: | Grapsus albolineatus |
| Species: | Crabs (Grapesidae) |
| Other names: |
Crustaceans, Brachyura Crabs, True Crabs, Shore Crabs, Mottled Sally Lightfoot Crab, Mottled Lightfoot Crab, Sally Longlegs, Pale-lined Tropical Rock Crab, Rocky Shore Crab, Rock Runner Land Crab, Swift-footed Rock Crab, Swift-footed Crab. |
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Sally Lightfoot CrabUploaded by: @fishx6 in September 2011
Photographed at: Keleti Beach - Tonga
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Description
Also known as Crustaceans, Brachyura Crabs, True Crabs, Shore Crabs, Mottled Sally Lightfoot Crab, Mottled Lightfoot Crab, Sally Longlegs, Pale-lined Tropical Rock Crab, Rocky Shore Crab, Rock Runner Land Crab, Swift-footed Rock Crab and Swift-footed Crab.
Found singly or in groups on intertidal coral and rocky reefs and rocky shores clinging to beach rocks, walls and jetties.
Very shy will disappear into cracks in the rocks when approached.
They feed on detritus and Seaweed.
Width - 6cm
Depth - land to 10m
Widespread Indo-West Pacific
Brachyura crabs are considered true crabs, they have a short abdomen, 4 walking legs and a pair of clawed arms at the front.
Many thousands of species live worldwide in sea water, fresh water and on land
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