Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 ‒ Dwarf Shore Crab

Species Account

A small, wide-ranging Indo-West Pacific species found under stones and coral on intertidal and shallow subtidal coral reefs and rocky shores. Carapace smooth, lateral margins without teeth. Body mottled green, chelipeds of similar colour or olive and cream. — John W. Short, 2026

Image

Specimen collected from the Hoskyn Islands, Capricorn-Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, John W. Short, 25 February 1998. Photographed by John W. Short.