Crabs

Cyclograpsus cinereus

• Group: Other

This small shore crab tucks itself under stones and hard debris in the intertidal zone, riding out the swings of an exposed coast. It comes out to scavenge when water covers the rocks, retreating to cover as the tide drops.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Varunidae › Cyclograpsus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 444708.