How big does the African Matchbox Crab get?

The African Matchbox Crab grows to about 1.5 cm.

African Matchbox Crab

Pachygrapsus transversus

Group: Crab
Max size: 1.5 cm

A small flat shelled crab of the intertidal splash and spray zone, scuttling over rock and emergent vegetation just above the waterline. It measures under two centimetres across the shell.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Grapsidae › Pachygrapsus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 107457.

FAQ

How big does the African Matchbox Crab get?: The African Matchbox Crab grows to about 1.5 cm.