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Purple mottled shore crab

Cyclograpsus granulosus

Description:

bright purple rock pool crab

Habitat:

common in rockpools

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4 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago

Thanks audrey

audrey.whitlatch
audrey.whitlatch 10 years ago

Sweet shot!

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

Rough shore crab
Cyclograpsus granulosus
http://136.154.202.7/crust/mov1590i.html...

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

beautiful photos martinl,nice crab,whith a unsual colour,congratulations

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Dec 25, 2011
Submitted on Dec 25, 2011

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