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Marbled Crab

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 23, February 62, March 63, April 84, May 123, June 168, July 216, August 248, September 90, October 66, November 34, December 21.
Spain1,198
Portugal977
Italy672
Croatia548
France526
Greece413
FARO381
Galicia278
Andalucía217
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur217

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Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassMalacostracans · Malacostraca
OrderDecapods · Decapoda
FamilyShore Crabs · Grapsidae
GenusPachygrapsus

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