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mottled lightfoot crab

Grapsus albolineatus

Classification

Family
Grapsidae

Grapsus albolineatus, also called the mottled crab or mottled lightfoot crab, is a species of decapod crustacean in the family Grapsidae, native to the Indo-Pacific. Description Its carapace, or upper shell, is flat, circular, and rough with arched lateral margins, and may be up to 37 mm in length. Its chelae, or claws, are short, small, and flattened.

Distribution

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Switzerland · 1