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Metopograpsus frontalis
Body to no more than 30mm across, but mostly smaller. Smooth shell, narrowing towards the back. Mottled blue, brown, purple with orange borders.
Common in sheltered mud or muddy-sand environments from mangroves to sheltered rocky shores & intertidal zones. Northern Australia, Sri Lanka through Indonesia east to New Caledonia.
Spotted on Sep 27, 2012
Submitted on Sep 27, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks MacC :)
Great pics Leanne