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Natal lightfoot crab

Grapsus tenuicrustatus

Classification

Family
Grapsidae

Grapsus tenuicrustatus, commonly known as thin-shelled rock crab or Natal lightfoot crab, is a species of decapod crustacean in the family Grapsidae. The English common name natal sally-light-foot crab has been applied to the species by the FAO, and as the synonym Grapsus grapsus tenuicrustatus suggests, it had sometimes been classified as a subspecies of the sally-lightfoot. Description and biology Grapsus tenuicrustatus can be characterized by its deep purple to black carapace and many light colored markings while it is alive.

Distribution

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