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Crab, Black Fingered

Scientific name:

Ozius truncatus

Maori name:

Other names:

Crab, Black Finger

Category:

Invertebrate

Phylum:

Arthropoda

Class:

Malacostraca

Family:

Oziidae

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Common habitat(s):

Rocky Shore Intertidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Predator

Distribution:

New Zealand

Edibility:
Edible

Edible

Size:

Hand Sized

Identification:

It has a flat carapace and the chelipeds (claws) have black tips.

Habitat:

Found in the lower tidal zone, on gravel, rocky and stony beaches, in Northern NZ.

Diet:

They are scavengers feeding on dead animals and plants.

Lifestyle:

Notes:

References:

A Guide to the Brachyrhynchous Crabs; L. R. Richardson,