Brachynotus spinosus (Milne Edwards | 水產百科網
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General DescriptionBody mottled brown, green or grey. Carapace rectangular with three pointed projections on each side. Eyes black. Up to 2 cm wide (carapace).
BiologyLittle Shore Crabs are active scavengers on the rocky shore. The superfamily Grapsoidea, to which they belong, principally consists of intertidal crabs, which are the crabs most commonly observed by fossickers on the seashore in Southern Australia. Most of the crabs that flee when disturbed by turning stones on rocky coasts are grapsoids.
DistributionSouth-eastern Australia.
HabitatUnder rocks, sheltered and exposed intertidal areas, to depth of 10 m.
More Information Animal TypeCrustaceans[1]
Animal SubTypeCrabs[2]
Brief IdThree points on each side of carapace, eyes black with white spots.
ColoursBrown, Green, Grey
HabitatsReefs[3], Seagrass meadows[4], Soft substrates[5]
DietCarnivore
Diet CategoriesAnimal matter
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