Northern smooth shore crab

Updated on Oct 04, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Order Decapoda Scientific name Cyclograpsus insularum		Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Infraorder Brachyura Rank Species
Similar Cyclograpsus, Hemigrapsus sexdentatus, Varunidae, Hemigrapsus, Grapsidae

The northern smooth shore crab, Cyclograpsus insularum, is a marine crab of the family Varunidae, found around Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, the Kermadec Islands and in New Zealand from North Cape to East Cape. Their carapace width is up to 22 millimetres (0.87 in).

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