Leptograpsus variegatus

Purple Rock Crab at Bar Beach, Merimbula

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.923918-36.896489
• Places Merimbula, NSW

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 26 Apr 2018 12:35 PM Recorded on
• RossMannell Recorded by

• Collections

  Marine Invertebrates Crabs, Prawns, Barnacles & allies (Crustacea) Crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura) RossMannell South Coast NatureMapr

Additional information

• less than 1m Depth of sighting

Species information

• Leptograpsus variegatus Scientific name
• Purple Rock Crab Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• -4.73m to 38.43m Recorded at altitude
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