Leptograpsus variegatus

Purple Rock Crab at Ulladulla, NSW

Leptograpsus variegatus at Ulladulla, NSW - 13 Dec 2020 01:35 PM

Leptograpsus variegatus at Ulladulla, NSW - 13 Dec 2020 01:35 PM

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Identification history

	Leptograpsus variegatus	13 Dec 2020	AndrewG
	Leptograpsus variegatus	13 Dec 2020	LyndalT
	Unidentified	13 Dec 2020	LyndalT

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Claws were mauve and white when they could be seen. We were at the shoreline - not sure why camera has recorded altitude of 38m

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13 Dec 2020

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Location information

Coordinates 150.480110 -35.359973
Altitude 38.4m
Places Ulladulla, NSW

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
13 Dec 2020 01:35 PM Recorded on
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Marine Invertebrates Crabs, Prawns, Barnacles & allies (Crustacea) Crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura) LyndalT South Coast NatureMapr

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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