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Pachygrapsus crassipes, commonly called the striped shore crab or lined shore crab, is a small grapsid crab of rocky and hard-mud shores around the Pacific. It has a squarish carapace marked with transverse green stripes, often against a brown, purple, or black ground, and spends substantial time above the waterline in crevices and tide-pool margins. It is documented in the eastern Pacific and in parts of the western Pacific, including Japan and Korea.
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What is the striped shore crab?
The striped shore crab is Pachygrapsus crassipes, a small grapsid crab. It lives on rocky and hard-mud shores around the Pacific.
How can Pachygrapsus crassipes be identified?
It has a squarish carapace marked with transverse green stripes. The background color may be brown, purple, or black.
Where does the striped shore crab live?
It is found around Pacific shores, especially rocky and hard-mud coastal habitats. These surfaces provide the type of intertidal environment associated with the species.
What does the striped shore crab look like?
The crab is small and has a squarish shell. Its most noticeable feature is the pattern of transverse green stripes across the carapace.
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