Atergatopsis germaini (Germain's Reef Crab)
Species Account
A wide-ranging West Pacific species typically found on coral reefs. Carapace with well-defined regions, without setae, granular along anterolateral margins and submarginally; chelipeds with upper palm smooth, lower palm granular, fingers armed with teeth along entire cutting edge, fingertips blunt; walking legs with a low crest on upper margin. Carapace orange to rusty brown, sometimes with areas of white, chelipeds with black fingers. — John W. Short, 2026
High-resolution downloadable image
Colour photograph, 3600 x 2400 pixels (30 x 20 cm @ 300dpi), JPEG (2.97 MB). Photographed specimen collected subtidally using scuba at Comboyura Point, Moreton Island, Queensland, John W. Short, 1998.
Attribution – John W. Short, BioAccess Australia.
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