Leptograpsus variegatus

Purple Rock Crab at Mimosa Rocks National Park

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Location information

• Coordinates 150.030475-36.615158
• Altitude 12.6m
• Maps Mimosa Rocks National Park
• Places Wapengo, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 11 Nov 2023 09:11 AM Recorded on
• trevorpreston Recorded by

• Collections

  Marine Invertebrates Crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura) Crabs, Prawns, Barnacles & allies (Crustacea) trevorpreston 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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