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Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Thin-shelled Rock CrabGrapsus tenuicrustatus
Ascension Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus adscensionis
Tidal Spray CrabPlagusia depressa
Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
Indo-Pacific Swimming CrabCharybdis hellerii
Racer Mangrove CrabGoniopsis pulchra
Mottled Lightfoot CrabGrapsus albolineatus
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Ecuador | 1,841 |
|---|---|
| Galápagos | 1,672 |
| Mexico | 1,243 |
| Peru | 429 |
| Costa Rica | 394 |
| Baja California Sur | 294 |
| Sinaloa | 271 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 259 |
| Puerto Rico | 239 |
| Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima | 186 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapods · Decapoda |
| Family | Shore Crabs · Grapsidae |
| Genus | Grapsus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sally Lightfoot Crab with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.