Leptograpsus variegatus

Purple Rock Crab at Four Winds Bioblitz Reference Sites

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Identification history

	Leptograpsus variegatus	26 Nov 2023	Jennyncmg
	Leptograpsus variegatus	26 Nov 2023	BIrdsinCanberra

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I think the crab had just moulted its old shell. The old shell is in the centre of the upright photo and the crab is a darker green at the top. The crab was in a small rock pool at Cottage Beach.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.055525 -36.496035
Altitude 14.0m
Maps Four Winds Bioblitz Reference Sites
Places Barragga Bay, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 Sep 2023 04:00 PM Recorded on
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Marine Invertebrates Crabs, Prawns, Barnacles & allies (Crustacea) Crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura) BIrdsinCanberra South Coast NatureMapr

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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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