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Clipperton crab

Johngarthia oceanica

Classification

Johngarthia oceanica, also known as the Clipperton crab, is a bright orange species of land crab that lives on Clipperton Island and on Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands off Mexico in the tropical eastern Pacific. Prior to 2019, J. oceanica was considered a subspecies of J.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 27