Crab field guide


31 species

Amarinus paralacustris (Amarinus paralacustris)

Brachynotus spinosus (Little Shore Crab)

Brachynotus spinosus

Carcinus maenas (European Shore Crab)

Carcinus maenas

Cyclograpsus audouinii (Cyclograpsus audouinii)

Cyclograpsus audouinii

Heloecius cordiformis (Semaphore Crab)

Heloecius cordiformis
Heloecius cordiformis
Heloecius cordiformis

Helograpsus haswellianus (Haswell's Shore Crab)

Helograpsus haswellianus

Ilyograpsus paludicola (Ilyograpsus paludicola)

Leptograpsus variegatus (Purple Rock Crab)

Leptograpsus variegatus
Leptograpsus variegatus
Leptograpsus variegatus

Litocheira bispinosa (Two-spined Slender-clawed Crab)

Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) crassipes
Metopograpsus sp. (genus)
Mictyris longicarpus
Mictyris longicarpus
Mictyris longicarpus

Mictyris platycheles (Soldier Crab)

Mictyris platycheles
Mictyris platycheles

Mictyris sp. (genus) (Soldier Crab)

Mictyris sp. (genus)
Mictyris sp. (genus)

Naxia aurita (Smooth Seaweed-crab)

Naxia sp. (genus) (Spider crabs)

Naxia tumida (Little Seaweed Crab)

Notomithrax minor (Small Seaweed Crab)

Ocypode convexa (Ocypode convexa)

Ocypode cordimana (Smooth-Handed Ghost Crab)

Ocypode cordimana
Ocypode cordimana
Ocypode cordimana

Ocypodidae (family) (Fiddler Crabs & Ghost Crabs)

Ocypodidae (family)
Ovalipes australiensis
Ovalipes australiensis
Ozius deplanatus
Ozius deplanatus
Ozius deplanatus

Ozius truncatus (Reef Crab)

Paragrapsus laevis (Mottled Shore Crab)

Parasesarma erythodactyla (Parasesarma erythodactyla)

Parasesarma erythodactyla
Parasesarma erythodactyla
Parasesarma erythodactyla

Pilumnopeus serratifrons (Smooth-handed Crab)

Plagusia chabrus (Red Bait Crab)

Plagusia chabrus
Plagusia chabrus
Plagusia chabrus
Plagusia glabra

Planes major (Flotsam Crab)

Portunus pelagicus (Blue Swimmer Crab)

Portunus pelagicus
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