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Cancer productus
Juvenile red rock crabs are often referred to as being "candy-striped" because of their beautiful and various patterns.
Note: There are three species of crab that are commonly referred to as red rock crabs: 'Cancer productus', found on the west coast of North America; 'Grapsus grapsus' found on the west coast of South America; 'Guinusia chabrus' found in South Africa, Chile, New Zealand, Australia.
Spotted on May 23, 2012
Submitted on Mar 6, 2013
2 Comments
Thank you, Aaron G!
Moved from Other to Arthropods.