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Crab, Red Rock

Scientific name:

Guinusia chabrus

Maori name:

Papaka Ura

Other names:

Crab, Red Rock
Papaka Ura

Category:

Invertebrate

Phylum:

Arthropoda

Class:

Malacostraca

Family:

Plagusiidae

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Common habitat(s):

Rocky Shore Intertidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Predator

Distribution:

New Zealand

Edibility:

Inedible

Size:

Shoulder width Sized

Identification:

Covered in short fawn hairs which give this crab a velvety appearance. Carapace wider than long.

Habitat:

Found in the lower tidal zone, in crevices.

Diet:

Predator

Lifestyle:

Notes:

References:

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