Mottled Crab
Grapsus albolineatus
- Group: Crab
- Max size: 5 cm
- For divers: safe
This mottled rock crab scuttles across exposed rocky shores in the splash zone, darting out of the water to graze and bolting back as the waves surge in. Reaching about five centimetres, it is abundant where shores are healthy, but its flesh can carry toxins and is unsafe to eat.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Grapsidae › Grapsus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 207523.
FAQ
- Is the Mottled Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Mottled Crab is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Mottled Crab get?
- The Mottled Crab grows to about 5 cm.